Influential Women -- Guinea

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DEPT FOR S/WE - Sasha Mehra and Gerda Lane

E.O. 12598: N/A
TAGS: KWMN PHUM PREL GV
SUBJECT: Influential Women -- Guinea

REFS: (A) 06 State 178055, (B) State 11245


1. (SBU) Post identifies the following leaders as the five most
influential women in Guinea:


A. Rabiatou Serah Diallo, General Secretary
National Federation of Guinean Workers
CNTG
Bourse de Travail
BP 237
Conakry, Guinea
(224) 60-26-20-62 or 60-22-19-59
Email: nenefoune@yahoo.fr or aissatoudiaraye@yahoo.fr


B. Henriette Conte, First Lady of the Republic of Guinea
Mother Henriette Conte Foundation
Cite des Nations
BP 4007
Conakry, Guinea
(224) 60-21-18-00 or 60-26-29-76


C. Saran Daraba Kaba, President
Mano River Women's Peace Network
Carrefour Chinois, Quartier Miniere
Commune de Dixinn
BP 2101
Conakry, Guinea
(224) 60-29-14-23 or 60-55-92-69
Email: manoguinee@yahoo.com


D. Hadja Mariama Djelo Barry, Executive Secretary
National Committee to Combat AIDS
Villa No. 9
Cite des Nations, Kaloum
BP 3934
Conakry, Guinea
(224) 43-36-44 or 60-29-46-87
Email: cnlsida02@yahoo.fr


E. Chantal Colle, Director
Areeba Guinee
Quartier Almamya
Commune de Kaloum
BP 3237
Conakry, Guinea

COMMENT: We decided to include Ms. Colle, because she is extremely
influential, both in business and behind the scenes at the
Presidency. Her influence is not, however, perceived by the general
population as benign.


2. (SBU) Guinean women who may become more influential on the
national level, but who are currently active and visible in specific
sectors and/or regions follow:
-- Fatoumata Kaba Sidibe, Minister of Cooperation
Republic of Guinea
-- Camara Aminatou Barry, Minister of Posts and Telecommunications,
Republic of Guinea
-- Mariama Kolenke Bah, Vice President and PUP Deputy
National Assembly of the Republic of Guinea
-- Fatoumata Matty, Mayor of the Municipality of Kankan
-- Fatoumata Tellire Bah, Mayor of Municipality of Pita
-- Rouguy Barry Kaba, President, Aid for Sustainable Development and
former mayor of Matam, one of Conakry's five municipal divisions
-- Aissatou Bella Diallo, former Minister of Information
-- Mariama Aribot, former Minister of Social Affairs


3. (U) The officer at post who is primarily responsible for women's
issue is Pol/Econ Section Chief Jessica Davis Ba. The Embassy's
telephone number is (224) 30-42-08-61/62/63; Fax number (224)
30-42-08-73. Ms. Davis Ba can also be contacted on cellular phone
number (224) 64-31-03-78, e-mail is DavisBaJL@state.gov

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