Guinea: RIA Renovation Deal Sparks Security Fears Over Ties to Ousted Guinean President

Monrovia — The Liberian Investigator has gathered that the Liberian Government is in advanced talks to award the renovation of Roberts International Airport (RIA) to Turkey’s Albayrak Group, a move clouded by controversy over the company’s troubling history and alleged ties to ousted Guinean President Alpha Condé.

Sources within government circles have revealed that former President Condé, reportedly using his influence with the Albayrak Group, reached out to President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to…