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Guinea Conakry: Dadis Camara still shadowing the political arena

By on August 31, 2010
Slowly but surely, the hope is back within the Guineans. At least it is close to ending the political crisis in which the country is plunged. By consensus, the political actors have agreed to the date of September 19 for holding the second round of a presidential election regarded, at the same time, like that of all the dangers, but also of all the hopes for this country that has never organised an open and free ballot for more than 50 years, since independence.

If we could predict a good end to the crisis after the election on September 19, despite some turmoil within the Guinean politics, nothing is known about the fate of Dadis Moussa Camara, cloistered in Ouagadougou since the 12TH of January. Indeed, if we can imagine that the acting president has other “fish to fry” after the installation of the elected president, no one dares to speculate on the next destination of Dadis Camara.
The least we can say is that the way to Conakry seemed banned for good reason. To enable him to mourn his son, who passed away tragically in Canada, his relatives were forced to transit his remains by Ouagadougou. The Guinean authorities are unwilling to see Dadis treading the soil of his country; but for how long he will be living in exile? This is another equation that Guinea should resolve.
For the moment, Captain Camara said he must be neutral in the run-off between first place finisher Cellou Diallo and second-place finisher Alpha Condé, explaining that if he favours one candidate over another, he would violate the principles of democracy…

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