Kabiné Komara (born 8 March 1950 ) (his given name is also variously reported as Kabinet , Kabineh , Kabinè ) was Prime Minister of Guinea from 30 December 2008 to 26 January 2010. Until the end of 2008 a director at the African Export-Import Bank in Cairo , Egypt , Komara was announced as the new prime minister in a government radio broadcast on 30 December.
23-446: Kabine may refer to: Kabiné Komara (born 1950), Prime Minister of Guinea Heinkel Kabine , car KabineKlar , German trade union for flight attendants Rockford Kabine , German artist group Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Kabine . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
46-418: A daily burden for Conakry's residents since early 2002. Government and power company officials blame the drought of February 2001 for a failure of the hydro-electric supply to the capital, and a failure of aging machinery for the continuation of the crisis. Critics of the government cite mismanagement, corruption and the withdrawal of the power agency's French partner at the beginning of 2002. As of 2007 , much of
69-409: A job later given to Lansana Kouyaté . While there is no indication he had campaigned for the post, he later published an open letter thanking the opposition. He was described at the time by the international press as an "apolitical technocrat ". The National Council for Democracy and Development leadership under self-proclaimed President Camara had promised to choose a civilian prime minister in
92-607: A mayor. From the tip in the southwest, these are: The five urban communes make up the Conakry Region , one of the eight Regions of Guinea , which is headed by a governor. At the second-tier prefecture level, the city is designated as the Conakry Special Zone , though the prefecture and regional government are one and the same. At an estimated two million inhabitants, it is far and away the largest city in Guinea, making up almost
115-730: A peak in January–February 2007 in a general strike , which saw over one hundred deaths when the Army confronted protesters. Conakry is serviced by Conakry International Airport which has flights to several cities in West Africa and Europe. Islamic mosques in the city include the Grand Mosque of Conakry . There are also Christian churches and temples, including the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Conakry 's Cathédrale Sainte-Marie ,
138-499: A quarter of the nation's population and making it more than four times bigger than its nearest rival, Kankan . Conakry is Guinea's largest city and its administrative, communications, and economic centre. The city's economy revolves largely around the port , which has modern facilities for handling and storing cargo, through which alumina and bananas are shipped. Manufactures include food products and cement, metal manufactures, and fuel products. Periodic power and water cuts have been
161-486: A statement naming Komara as the new prime minister of Guinea. Kabiné Komara released a statement on the 30th accepting the post, after a special flight carried him from Cairo to Conakry , via Paris and Dakar . Camara appointed a new government headed by Komara on 14 January 2009. The government was composed of soldiers and technocrats and did not include any political parties. It included 27 ministers and two secretaries of state. Komara remained in office for about
184-539: A year. Eventually, as part of a political transition, opposition leader Jean-Marie Doré was appointed to replace him; Doré took office on 26 January 2010, succeeding Komara. In October 2021, Kabiné Komara supported the junta which carried out a coup d'état in Guinea. Conakry Conakry ( / ˈ k ɒ n ə k r i / KON -ə-kree , French: [kɔnakʁi] ; Susu : Kɔnakiri ; N'Ko : ߞߐߣߊߞߙߌ߫ , romanized: Kɔnakrí ; Fula : 𞤑𞤮𞤲𞤢𞥄𞤳𞤭𞤪𞤭 , romanized: Konaakiri )
207-410: Is still dry, with January and February only receiving 1 millimetre (0 in) of rainfall on average. Sunshine is lower in the wet season than the dry season, with August receiving the least sunshine and March receiving the most. Conakry is a special city with a single region and prefecture government. The local government of the city was decentralized in 1991 between five municipal communes headed by
230-404: Is the capital and largest city of Guinea . A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its population as of the 2014 Guinea census was 1,660,973. The current population of Conakry is difficult to ascertain, although the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs has estimated it at two million, accounting for one-sixth of the entire population of
253-407: The harmattan wind between December and April. As a result, almost no rain falls in the city during these months. Compared to most of West Africa, Conakry's wet season sees an extraordinary amount of rainfall, averaging more than 1,100 millimetres (43 in) in both July and August. As a result, Conakry's average annual rainfall totals nearly 3,800 millimetres (150 in). However, the dry season
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#1732851269013276-691: The Council of Ministers in place of the Head of State. The PM names civil service employees and directs government administration through authority delegated by the President of the Republic. The Prime Minister may represent the Head of State at sub-regional, regional, and international meetings. He is responsible for maintaining a political and social dialog." Early in the morning of 30 December, government radio in Conakry read out
299-405: The capital of French Guinea in 1904 and prospered as an export port, particularly after a railway (now closed) to Kankan opened up the interior of the country for the large-scale export of groundnut . In the decades after independence, the population of Conakry boomed, from 50,000 inhabitants in 1958 to 600,000 in 1980, to over two million today. Its small land area and relative isolation from
322-477: The city and freed 26 Portuguese prisoners of war held by the PAIGC before retreating, having failed to overthrow the government or kill the PAIGC leadership. Camp Boiro , a feared concentration camp during the rule of Sekou Toure , was located in Conakry. According to human rights groups, 157 people died during the 2009 Guinea protest when the military junta opened fire against tens of thousands of protesters in
345-507: The city has no traffic lighting in the overnight hours. Popular anger at shortages in Conakry was entwined with anti-government protests, strikes, and violence against the rule of President Lansana Conté and the successive prime ministers Cellou Dalein Diallo and Eugène Camara appointed to fill the post after the resignation of Prime Minister François Lonseny Fall in April 2004. Violence reached
368-405: The city on 28 September 2009. Originally situated on Tombo Island , one of the Îles de Los , it has since spread up the neighboring Kaloum Peninsula. According to Köppen climate classification , Conakry features a tropical monsoon climate ( Köppen climate classification : Am ). Conakry features a wet season and a dry season . Like most of West Africa, Conakry's dry season is dominated by
391-437: The country. Conakry was originally settled on the small Tombo Island and later spread to the neighboring Kaloum Peninsula, a 36-kilometer-long (22 mi) stretch of land 0.2 to 6 kilometers ( 1 ⁄ 8 to 3 + 3 ⁄ 4 mi) wide. The city was essentially founded after Britain ceded the island to France in 1887. In 1885 the two island villages of Conakry and Boubinet had fewer than 500 inhabitants. Conakry became
414-835: The interior area of Upper Guinea and pursued his education in the Guinean capital. In 1973, Komara received a Degree in Management from the école supérieure d'administration in Conakry . In later years he has studied at the Institut supérieur des affaires (ISA) Paris , at the University of Colorado , and at the American University in Cairo . Komara began his banking career at Crédit Suisse , Zurich , in 1975. Rising in business and government, in 1990 he
437-412: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kabine&oldid=1233554906 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kabin%C3%A9 Komara Komara was born into a Maninka family from
460-401: The mainland, while an advantage to its colonial founders, has created an infrastructural burden since independence. In 1970, conflict between Portuguese forces and the belligerent PAIGC independence campaigners in neighbouring Portuguese Guinea (now Guinea-Bissau ) spilled into the Republic of Guinea when a group of 350 Portuguese troops and Guinean loyalists landed near Conakry, attacked
483-455: The week prior to Komara's appointment and after the 2008 Guinean coup d'état . A statement outlined the role of prime minister as: In charge of controlling, coordinating and directing governmental action. He is responsible to the President for the proper functioning of government. With the President, the PM determines the membership of the government, who may also be named by ordnance. He presides over
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#1732851269013506-569: Was Senior Director for Projects & Administrative Services at the African Export-Import Bank ( Afreximbank ) in Cairo, an organisation dedicated to improving trade between African nations. According to the African Press Agency , Komara is a married father of six. During the 2007 Guinean general strike , the opposition Trades Union leadership named Komara as one of four acceptable candidates to be appointed prime minister,
529-564: Was appointed to the Guinean CTRN ruling council in charge of Economic Planning & Cooperation. He also served as Assistant Director for Personnel in the Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée (CBG) and as director of the Alumina Company of Guinea (ACG-Fria) Aluminum works at Fria . Jeune Afrique reported that during that time he had fallen out with President Conté. From 1995 to 2008, he
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