June 3, 2008
The president of Guinea, General Lasana Conte, has negotiated a settlement with a faction of the army that recently took over the airport and half of Conakry, the capital. The agreement included the release of back pay to the mutinous soldiers. “At present things are calm in Conakry, and businesses are open,” said Alliance missionary Dan Ibsen. During the insurrection, most of the mission team was attending its annual field forum in N’Zerekore, about 600 miles away from Conakry.