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France, Guinea
Sarkozy the peacemaker between Conde and Diallo

In Conakry, Nicolas Sarkozy was key to engineering the political side of the deal between the Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz and the Guinean president. Here's how he did it. [...]

Published on 13/03/2019 at 04:30 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Alassane Ouattara
Alpha Conde
Beny Steinmetz
Beny Steinmetz Group Resources
Cellou Dalein Diallo
Francois Hollande
Front populaire ivoirien
International Criminal Court
Jean-Marc Grosgurin
Laurent Gbagbo
Nicolas Sarkozy
Robert Bourgi
Union democratique des forces de Guinee

Guinea
Fall family facilitate Cellou Dalein Diallo's visit to New York

The leading opponent of the Guinean junta, Cellou Dalein Diallo, travelled to the United States in June. The New York leg of his tour was in part organised by the Falls, a powerful family of the diaspora that has been pulling strings behind the scenes for Guinea's former prime minister.

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Cellou Dalein Diallo, Guinean opposition leader.

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Guinean opposition seeks help from French lawyers Klugman and Terel after wave of arrests

Patrick Klugman and Ivan Terel are to travel to Guinea this week to help an association of lawyers created by Cellou Dalein Diallo's UFDG party.

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Ivory Coast
Nicolas Sarkozy receives red carpet treatment on business diplomacy mission

Ivorian officials have been treating Nicolas Sarkozy's private trip to Abidjan like a state visit. When he landed in the [...]

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Guinea
Cellou Dalein Diallo turns to Moise Katumbi's advisors

With Alpha Conde about to embark on a tour of the US, his main adversary has been in touch with Moise Katumbi's former lobbyists.

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Italy, Ivory Coast
Rome shuts the door on Charles Ble Goude

The Italian interior minister Matteo Salvini has ended up turning [...]

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France, Rwanda
What Sarkozy and Kagame said to each other in Paris

According to West Africa Newsletter's information, former French president Nicolas Sarkozy dined with Paul Kagame during the Rwandan president's stay [...]

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France, Senegal
Behind the scenes of Sarkozy's flying visit to Macky Sall

Emmanuel Macron dispatched Segolene Royal to represent him at the swearing in of the Senegalese president, but former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was also present. Here's why.

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Ivory Coast
Israelis make comeback at lagoon

Active during Laurent Gbagbo's time in office, Israeli operators are re-emerging in Abidjan.

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France, Guinea, Israel
Beny Steinmetz in talks with Conde in Conakry

No mere ‘facilitator' for the Guinean president and the Israeli businessman, Nicolas Sarkozy has engineered a discreet meeting between the two men.

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Ivory Coast
Accor and Qatar, the two strings to Sarkozy's lobbying bow

Visiting Abidjan in late January, the former French president championed the overlapping interests of the hotel chain and the emirate.

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Spotlight | Guinea
Rio Tinto, Beijing, Steinmetz, Friedland: Conakry in talks with all and sundry to reboot iron ore sector

Highly costly, remote and often the object of an international dispute or arbitration, iron ore projects in Guinea have been struggling in recent years. The Conakry authorities are working hard to turn the situation around, especially to develop Simandou and [.

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Alassane Ouattara
Alpha Conde
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Beny Steinmetz Group Resources
Cellou Dalein Diallo
Francois Hollande
Front populaire ivoirien
International Criminal Court
Jean-Marc Grosgurin
Laurent Gbagbo
Nicolas Sarkozy
Robert Bourgi
Union democratique des forces de Guinee

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Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

France, Guinea
Sarkozy the peacemaker between Conde and Diallo

Guinea
Fall family facilitate Cellou Dalein Diallo's visit to New York

Guinea
Guinean opposition seeks help from French lawyers Klugman and Terel after wave of arrests

Ivory Coast
Nicolas Sarkozy receives red carpet treatment on business diplomacy mission

Guinea
Cellou Dalein Diallo turns to Moise Katumbi's advisors

Italy, Ivory Coast
Rome shuts the door on Charles Ble Goude

France, Rwanda
What Sarkozy and Kagame said to each other in Paris

France, Senegal
Behind the scenes of Sarkozy's flying visit to Macky Sall

Ivory Coast
Israelis make comeback at lagoon

France, Guinea, Israel
Beny Steinmetz in talks with Conde in Conakry

Ivory Coast
Accor and Qatar, the two strings to Sarkozy's lobbying bow

Spotlight | Guinea
Rio Tinto, Beijing, Steinmetz, Friedland: Conakry in talks with all and sundry to reboot iron ore sector

Guinea
Banker Francois Polge de Combret targeted by legal action in Paris over Simandou mine

Guinea
Final round in Beny Steinmetz's battle with Conakry?

Guinea
Mamadie Toure marked on ICSID's Conakry/BSGR conflict calendar

Guinea
Beny Steinmetz begins (just) to see glimpse of light in Simandou tunnel