Tag Archives: Alpha Conde

Elections: Countdown in Conakry

10th
Jun. × ’10

When I sat down with Guinean presidential candidate Alpha Conde in March he mentioned off-handedly that I should come to Conakry for the elections. Then he paused and said maybe after the elections would be better. He may have been thinking of the frenzy of activity leading up to the polls. But, it’s easy to [...]

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Elections: Alpha Conde returns to Guinea; crowds rejoice.

12th
Apr. × ’10

Thousands of Guineans clad in yellow shirts welcomed Alpha Conde back to Guinea this week. Campaign season is apparently heating up in Conakry. Conde’s People’s Rally for Guinea appears to be running the most sophisticated–and internationally focused-campaign among the candidates. But, the coverage doesn’t detail the political jockeying among these competitors. Instead, it focuses on [...]

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Sit-down: Presidential candidate Alpha Conde, People’s Rally of Guinea (RPG)

28th
Mar. × ’10

Last week, I had the opportunity to sit down with Alpha Conde, a candidate in Guinea’s upcoming election, and a longtime opposition leader–and, possibly, the next president of this small West African nation. Conde could be called a political survivor–in a nation where political battles have been waged with increasing violence over the past 18 [...]

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