Moro Mandjouf Sidibé is a leading Guinean physician and political figure. Born in 1951 in Conakry, this obstetric gynecologist of training exercised for many years in France where he specialized, before returning to invest in his home country in 1998.
Unfortunate candidate for the 2020 presidential election under the banner of the Alliance of Forces du Changement (AFC), he has since established himself as an influential critical voice calling for political renewal and the departure of the former ruling elites. A writer in his class, this man with a rich and atypical journey now embodies the hope of a new generation of leaders in Guinea.
Introduction
Moro Mandjouf Sidibé (born May 1, 1951) is a Guinean physician and politician. A candidate for the Alliance of the Forces of Change (AFC) in the 2020 presidential elections in Guinea, he has established himself as an influential voice calling for political renewal in the country.
Education
Born in Conakry, Mandjouf Sidibé grew up in Dubréka where he completed his primary and secondary education before obtaining his bachelor's degree at Donka High School. He then studied medicine at the University of Conakry, where he graduated in 1977.
After exercising briefly at the Fria Prefectoral Hospital and at CHU Ignace Deen, Sidibé went into exile in France in 1982. He stayed there for 17 years, specializing in obstetric gynecology at the University of Tours where he obtained a Certificate of in-depth specialized training. Eager to deepen his knowledge, he also earned 5 additional university degrees in medicine in various specialties such as sterility, sexology, ultrasound and coelioscopy.
Professionnal career
Returning to Guinea in 1998 after 10 years in France, Moro Sidibé put his skills at the service of his native country. He has been an expert on EU funding at the Kankan Regional Hospital and headed two health and youth NGOs in Kankan.
He was also the founder of the country's first Reproductive Medical Assistance Centre (CAMP) in Conakry. In addition to his medical career, Sidibé held various positions of responsibility in the private sector, becoming between 2006 and 2010 general manager of the VIENTOSUR company and traveling ambassador of the president of the republic from 2009 to 2010. From 2011 to today, he is CEO of the company Winkon Trade Automobile (WTA).
2020 Presidential
In 2020, Moro Sidibé entered the presidential race under the banner of the Alliance of the Forces of Change (AFC), a political party he chaired. Although defeated, he showed himself to be a fierce critic of the conditions of the election, denouncing in particular the order of names on the ballots that placed the outgoing president Alpha Condé in the first place.
Political struggle
Since his defeat in the presidential election, Moro Sidibé has remained an active figure in the political opposition in Guinea. He expressed doubts about the usefulness of the national dialogue aimed at resolving the political crisis and urged the CNRD, the military junta that took power in 2021, to block the way for the "opportunists" who participated in the drifts of the fallen regime.
The politician believes that a complete renewal of the ruling class is necessary for a genuine democratic transition. According to him, if the former leaders were to return to power, the 2021 coup would have been useless. He therefore advocates the prompt holding of transparent elections allowing the emergence of a new political generation.
Bibliography
In addition to his medical and political career, Moro Sidibé is also a prolific writer and author of four books published in the editions of L'Harmattan Guinea:
- Saranké et l'homme sans cicatrice
- La fin de Sékou Touré
- Sexualité / SIDA KÖlakadi
- La Guinée - Requiem pour une révolution
Conclusion
A respected personality for his career as an accomplished doctor and a well-known author, Moro Mandjouf Sidibé has established himself in recent years as an indispensable actor in the political landscape of Guinea. A strong advocate of democratic renewal and the replacement of the old political guard, he urged the rapid organization of free and transparent elections to enable the emergence of a new ruling class capable of meeting the economic and social challenges facing Guinea.
