Death in Paris of Sidya Touré: The thwarted fate of a perennial presidential hopeful
2 outletsLe Pays and Aujourd'hui au Faso
Death in Paris of Sidya Touré: the thwarted fate of a perpetual presidential hopeful (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Sidya Touré, former Guinean prime minister and founder of the UFR, has died in Paris at 81. The article reviews his political career, electoral setbacks and exile from Guinea.
Death of Sidya Touré: Guinea loses a technocrat-politician, Cellou loses a valuable partner (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Sidya Touré, former Guinean prime minister and president of the UFR, died in Paris on 25 September 2026. The article highlights his career as a technocrat and his role alongside Cellou Dalein Diallo in the opposition.
Death in Paris of Sidya Touré: The thwarted fate of a perennial presidential hopeful (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Sidya Touré, former Guinean prime minister and founder of the UFR, died in Paris on 25 September at the age of 81. The article looks back on his political career, his electoral defeats, his forced exile and the question of whether he will be buried in Guinea or Côte d’Ivoire.