Mohamed Diané

Most prominent among them are three minsters who have been in prison since early April: Ibrahim Kassory Fofana the last Prime Minister under ousted President Alpha Condé; former Defence Minister Mohamed Diané whose row with Colonel Mamady Doumbouya constituted the genesis of the 5 September coup (AC Vol 62 No 18 Sidelined legionnaire grabs the reins); and former Environment Minister Oyé Guilavogui...

There has been no resistance from the newly formed Bataillon d'Intervention Rapide created by former defence minister Mohamed Diané as a counterweight to Doumbouya's GFS – a move that helped spark the coup...

Defence Minister Mohamed Diané considered to be Condé's preferred heir was steadily marginalising Doumbouya's 300-strong Groupement des Forces Spéciales (GPS) – a unit the future putschist had been hand-picked by Condé to create in 2018...

Mohamed Diane becomes Defence Minister after a long stint as cabinet director in the presidency...

Condé has been thrown back on his own party for support and counsel with Mohamed Diané his most trusted confidant...

Mandingos in the main jobs around the President include the head of his office Mohamed Diané; Central Bank Governor Lounceny Nabé; and key advisor and spokesman (and former Prime Minister) François Lonsény Fall...

Among those beaten injured and humiliated were Jean-Marie Doré (Union pour le Progrès de la Guinée) Mamadou Bah Badikko (Union des Forces Démocratiques) Mohamed Diané (Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinée) and the leader of the citizens' protest during last year's general strike Mouctar Diallo (Nouvelles Forces Démocratiques)...

RPG Executive Secretary Mohamed Diané had said the party would not contest elections as long as Conté remained in power but has now softened his stance and says the RPG will contest the parliamentary elections provided the opposition's conditions of transparency are met...