Posted on 5 Jan 2016 – Source: Reuters

Guinea’s President Alpha Condé has appointed a close confidante as minister of mines and an economist as finance minister in a big government reshuffle aimed at kickstarting an economy recovering from an Ebola epidemic.

The reshuffle that brings 16 people into government comes after Condé was elected in October to a second five-year term and follows his decision to name mining executive Mamady Youla as prime minister (…).

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