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09CONAKRY725
2009-11-18 16:50:00
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Embassy Conakry
Cable title:
FORCES VIVES EXCLUDES YOUTH LEADER FROM TALKS
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UNCLAS CONAKRY 000725
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV ASEC ECON EFIN GV
SUBJECT: FORCES VIVES EXCLUDES YOUTH LEADER FROM TALKS
UNCLAS CONAKRY 000725
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV ASEC ECON EFIN GV
SUBJECT: FORCES VIVES EXCLUDES YOUTH LEADER FROM TALKS
1. Delegations for the CNDD and the Forces Vives will depart
for Ouagadougou the evening of November 18 for a second round
of talks mediated by Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore.
Both delegations are scheduled to bring 12 members each, and
will travel aboard the same aircraft. While the CNDD has not
published its list of delegates to attend the talks, the
Forces Vives has, drawing attention to the exclusion of
Mouctar Diallo, youth leader and head of the New Democratic
Forces (NDF).
2. Diallo is a popular spokesperson for Guinean youth, and
his exclusion comes as a surprise as he has been an integral
member of the Forces Vives. Jean-Marie Dore, spokesman for
the Forces Vives, is credited with drafting the list of 12
delegates who will attend the talks. No official reason was
given as to why some political leaders were excluded from the
list. Lama Bangoura, vice-president of Diallo's NDF party,
said that Diallo is currently in Abidjan, and is planning on
attending the talks "one way or another."
3. (SBU) COMMENT. There are two popular views of Diallo:
one of him being an inexperienced, youthful troublemaker (a
perspective often taken by his senior colleagues),and the
other of him as a measured, but firm, advocate for democratic
change. In contrast to the majority of the Forces Vives,
Diallo is relatively new to the political scene. Most of the
other key leaders, including Dore, have been part of Guinea's
opposition forces for more than fifteen years, whereas Diallo
only entered the political arena after the 2007 violence.
Political views aside, Guinean culture is highly deferential
to older people and as such, can be quick to brush aside the
youth, claiming that the older generation also represents
youth interests, but can better address them with "calm and
maturity" as opposed to "youthful passion." Embassy officers
have repeatedly heard more senior Forces Vives members speak
in such a manner in the past.
4. (SBU) Diallo's exclusion raises questions about what the
other opposition leaders are up to. Since the December 23
coup, Diallo has consistently emphasized that the CNDD must
step down from power. Without Diallo in the room, there is
concern that the Forces Vives may adopt a more conciliatory
tone, which is how Dore has always dealt with Dadis and the
CNDD. END COMMENT.
Moller
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV ASEC ECON EFIN GV
SUBJECT: FORCES VIVES EXCLUDES YOUTH LEADER FROM TALKS
1. Delegations for the CNDD and the Forces Vives will depart
for Ouagadougou the evening of November 18 for a second round
of talks mediated by Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore.
Both delegations are scheduled to bring 12 members each, and
will travel aboard the same aircraft. While the CNDD has not
published its list of delegates to attend the talks, the
Forces Vives has, drawing attention to the exclusion of
Mouctar Diallo, youth leader and head of the New Democratic
Forces (NDF).
2. Diallo is a popular spokesperson for Guinean youth, and
his exclusion comes as a surprise as he has been an integral
member of the Forces Vives. Jean-Marie Dore, spokesman for
the Forces Vives, is credited with drafting the list of 12
delegates who will attend the talks. No official reason was
given as to why some political leaders were excluded from the
list. Lama Bangoura, vice-president of Diallo's NDF party,
said that Diallo is currently in Abidjan, and is planning on
attending the talks "one way or another."
3. (SBU) COMMENT. There are two popular views of Diallo:
one of him being an inexperienced, youthful troublemaker (a
perspective often taken by his senior colleagues),and the
other of him as a measured, but firm, advocate for democratic
change. In contrast to the majority of the Forces Vives,
Diallo is relatively new to the political scene. Most of the
other key leaders, including Dore, have been part of Guinea's
opposition forces for more than fifteen years, whereas Diallo
only entered the political arena after the 2007 violence.
Political views aside, Guinean culture is highly deferential
to older people and as such, can be quick to brush aside the
youth, claiming that the older generation also represents
youth interests, but can better address them with "calm and
maturity" as opposed to "youthful passion." Embassy officers
have repeatedly heard more senior Forces Vives members speak
in such a manner in the past.
4. (SBU) Diallo's exclusion raises questions about what the
other opposition leaders are up to. Since the December 23
coup, Diallo has consistently emphasized that the CNDD must
step down from power. Without Diallo in the room, there is
concern that the Forces Vives may adopt a more conciliatory
tone, which is how Dore has always dealt with Dadis and the
CNDD. END COMMENT.
Moller