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Doumbouya gives Aïssata Sia Camara a house and diplomatic post

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Doumbouya gives Aïssata Sia Camara a house and diplomatic post

Guinean President Mamadi Doumbouya has appointed Aïssata Sia Camara, a former worker on the construction site of the future National Assembly building, to the presidency’s state protocol service. He has also given her a house, a diplomatic passport and a sum of money, and plans to arrange diplomatic training, Africaguinée reports.

Guinean President Mamadi Doumbouya has given Aïssata Sia Camara a house and appointed her to the presidency’s state protocol service, with a diplomatic passport and a sum of money. The trained nurse, who had become a construction worker, drew attention on 12 October at the site of the future National Assembly building in Koloma, according to Africaguinée.

Aïssata Sia Camara is due to undergo diplomatic training before taking up her new duties. Received at the Mohamed V Palace two weeks after meeting the head of state, she thanked Mamadi Doumbouya and called on Guineans to support his actions, in a statement to Radio télévision guinéenne (RTG).

The appointment comes after several recent decisions by the Guinean president concerning the public administration and the judiciary, including the reshuffle of Guinea’s judiciary announced on 21 October.

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