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France, Guinea, Russia
Russian adviser with ties to Paris helps out Guinean prime minister

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Consultant Alexandra Kamenskaya.
Consultant Alexandra Kamenskaya. © @alex_kamen/Twitter

France and Moscow's battle for influence in Africa does not impress Guinean prime minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, who has hired a Russian consultant with a well-padded Parisian address book to help him with his own balancing act.

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