GUINEA president Alpha Conde reshuffled his cabinet amid national discontent including strikes and protests in the West African country’s mining sector.
Mamady Camara, who was Guinea’s ambassador to South Africa, was named as the economy and finance minister for the country, which is a major producer of bauxite, aluminum and iron ore, said Bloomberg News citing Radio Television Guineenne (RTG).
Among other key appointments, Ismael Dioubate, formerly director of exchanges at the country’s central bank, was named budget minister. Gabriel Curtis was selected as minister of investments and public-private partnerships, according to the decree read on RTG.
Conde’s government has faced repeated strikes by mineworkers, as well as teachers and has seen civil unrest over local elections, said Reuters in a report. It has also suffered embarrassment over allegations by French authorities that billionaire tycoon Vincent Bollore’s conglomerate backed Conde’s election campaign in exchange for a port concession. Both Bollore and Conde deny any wrongdoing, it said.
