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The government blames the opposition for firing on the President's convoy: Guineans are sceptical

Guinea's President Lansana Conté regularly claims to be the target of plots. This time, he was actually shot at. The regime has found a convenient opposition figure to blame but there are suspicions this might not be the whole story....

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Keywords:

Lansana Conté, Cellou Dalein Diallo, Mamadou Sylla, Abdoulaye, Baldé, Gabro, Sierra Leone, François Lonsény Fall, Moussa Sampil, Coup or clear-out?, Arafan, Camara, Kerfalla Camara, Antoine Gbokolo Soromou, Alpha Condé, Burkinabè, Gambian, Liberian, Malian, Mohamed Touré, Ahmed Sekou Touré, Organisation Guinéenne des Droits de l'Homme, Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire, Alliance Nationale pour le Développement, Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinée

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