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Capt. Dadis Camara Hands Over Control of Guinea to Gen. Sekouba Konate
January 15, 2010

First Pictures of Dadis Camara since his was shot by his aid-de- camp Toumba Diakite

There has been a declaration in Ouagadougou, the Capital of Burkina Faso. The Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore, has declared that Moussa Dadis Camara will not be returning to Guinea where he is Head of State at the present time. This declaration according to Blaise Compaore has been made in light of Camara’s present health condition as he has not fully recovered from a gunshot wound he suffered in a failed assassination attempt by one of his aides. The declaration also states that Sekouba Konate the current Interim Head of State who is also the country’s Defence Minister will assume the presidency during the absence of the substantive holder of the office.

This declaration is in sharp contrast to press speculation that Dadis Camara will not be returning as Head of State. Dadis Camara is still the President of Guinea and he made the decision to temporarily hand over the reins to Konate so he could recover completely from his wounds. But it is unlikely that will hold the presidency for long as the declaration also stated that Camara is willing to see through political reforms that will usher in a civilian administration through elections. What it comes down to is that Camara has accepted to give way to democratic rule and stay out of the political framework albeit to recover from his wounds but at the same time retaining power even though from a distance. This means that Camara still has influence on how Guinea is run and I suspect that it would only be on those grounds that he would have accepted such compromise.

There are reports as well that the U.S. may have placed a grand offer on the table and used the Burkinabe President as a conduit to present a way-out package to Camara which may have included protection from prosecution and the opportunity for a good life. Interestingly, the announcement of the declaration coincided with the ICC making a statement that it would delay investigations into the atrocities that took place in Guinea that saw over 150 people massacred in the Guinean capital Conakry.

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		Capt. Dadis Camara Hands Over Control of Guinea to Gen. Sekouba Konate January 15, 2010 First Pictures of Dadis Camara since his was shot by his aid-de- camp Toumba Diakite There has been a declaration in Ouagadougou, the Capital of Burkina Faso. The Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore, has declared that Moussa Dadis Camara will not be returning to Guinea where he is Head of State at the present time. This declaration according to Blaise Compaore has been made in light of Camara’s present health condition as he has not fully recovered from a gunshot wound he suffered in a failed assassination attempt by one of his aides. The declaration also states that Sekouba Konate the current Interim Head of State who is also the country’s Defence Minister will assume the presidency during the absence of the substantive holder of the office. This declaration is in sharp contrast to press speculation that Dadis Camara will not be returning as Head of State. Dadis Camara is still the President of Guinea and he made the decision to temporarily hand over the reins to Konate so he could recover completely from his wounds. But it is unlikely that will hold the presidency for long as the declaration also stated that Camara is willing to see through political reforms that will usher in a civilian administration through elections. What it comes down to is that Camara has accepted to give way to democratic rule and stay out of the political framework albeit to recover from his wounds but at the same time retaining power even though from a distance. This means that Camara still has influence on how Guinea is run and I suspect that it would only be on those grounds that he would have accepted such compromise. There are reports as well that the U.S. may have placed a grand offer on the table and used the Burkinabe President as a conduit to present a way-out package to Camara which may have included protection from prosecution and the opportunity for a good life. Interestingly, the announcement of the declaration coincided with the ICC making a statement that it would delay investigations into the atrocities that took place in Guinea that saw over 150 people massacred in the Guinean capital Conakry. newsafrica