Vol 52 No 24 | GUINEA Condé talks to rivals 2nd December 2011 Regional diplomacy has dampened down another political confrontation as the President tries to relaunch the mineral-rich economy The parliamentary elections due on 29 December have been postponed until early next year following a meeting between President Alpha Condé and opposition leaders on 15 November under...
Vol 52 No 24 | GUINEA Palace plotters 2nd December 2011 Since the assassination attempt in July, President Alpha Condé has shut himself up in the Sékoutouréyah palace behind a massive guard, some trained by his ally, President Blaise...
Vol 52 No 22 | GUINEA Condé to look at Dahdaleh case 4th November 2011 President Alpha Condé is being consulted about bringing charges against any Guinean nationals who may have taken bribes from Victor Dahdaleh, a former senior Guinean official told Africa...
Vol 52 No 15 | GUINEA Presidential guard fall out 22nd July 2011 The two armed attacks on President Alpha Condé that claimed three lives on the night of 19 July are part of the struggle between old and new members...
Vol 52 No 14 | GUINEAMINING Condé drives a hard bargain 8th July 2011 Before parliamentary elections in November, the government is rewriting the mining code and reviewing contracts Beyond the bonhomie and the stream of foreign dignitaries trooping to see President Alpha Condé in Conakry, evidence is emerging of grand corruption in public works and mining...
Vol 52 No 8 | GUINEA Tough questions for Condé 15th April 2011 The suppression of an opposition rally and concerns about the anti-corruption team raise doubts about Condé’s commitment to reform President Alpha Condé averted the risk of opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo receiving a massive welcome on his return to Conakry on 3 April by the simple expedient...
Vol 52 No 8 | GUINEA George Soros offers some tips 15th April 2011 President Alpha Condé has invited the United States billionaire financier and philanthropist George Soros to advise on a new mining code which, the President says, will facilitate ‘the...
Vol 4 (AAC) No 11 | GUINEACHINA Betting on Boffa 15th September 2011 The government is negotiating the biggest-ever mining contract with a state-owned Chinese company, while another deal gets downsized President Alpha Condé’s new government has been investigating the capacity of one of China’s large state-owned construction companies during the last few months. A June trip to China...
Vol 4 (AAC) No 11 | GUINEACHINA Pulling away CIF’s welcome mat 15th September 2011 Guinean President Alpha Condé has removed the most attractive clauses of China International Fund’s joint venture agreement with the former military junta of Captain Moussa Dadis Camara. The...
Vol 4 (AAC) No 8 | GUINEACHINABRIEFING Doors open, doors close 9th June 2011 In early June, Guinea’s President Alpha Condé set the tone for more tense negotiations with mining investors when he declared that Chinese-style mines-for-infrastructure deals are unacceptable. The government...
Vol 4 (AAC) No 4 | GUINEACHINA Minding the mines 28th February 2011 President Condé called off mining contract reviews but will move to take a one-third share of all mining projects Mining investors are bracing for a long battle. On 24 January, new President Alpha Condé backtracked on promises to review mining contracts, saying that the government would instead...