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Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Guinea President Alpha Conde names Ibrahima Kassory Fofana as the country's new prime minister

Guinea President Alpha Conde has named Ibrahima Kassory Fofana as the country's new prime minister amid heightened political tensions and suspicion about the president's intentions ahead of a 2020 election.

Fofana, a Conde loyalist and former minister of investment and public-private partnerships, replaces Mamady Youla, who resigned last week along with his government, according to a decree read on state television on Monday May 21,2018

About 10 people died when riots erupted in the capital, Conakry, and other cities in February and March after local elections that the opposition said were marred by fraud.

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Guinea is Africa's top producer of bauxite, which is used to make aluminium. It also has significant reserves of iron ore.

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