Spotlight | Guinea
Imbroglio between Conakry and cyber-surveillance company puts contract in limbo

Engineer and businessman Éric Léandri, then director of Qwant, at the Tech for Good summit in Paris on 15 May 2019.
Engineer and businessman Éric Léandri, then director of Qwant, at the Tech for Good summit in Paris on 15 May 2019. © Charles Platiau / Reuters
After the junta paid several million euros to French businessman Éric Léandri to equip Guinean special forces with cyber-surveillance equipment, the contract is now at a standstill and a source of tension between the different parties. [...]
Reading time 4 minutes Maxime Paszkowiak

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