USEFUL INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS AND RESEARCHERS WORKING AT BOSSOU, NIMBA AND DIECKE.

EMBASSIES:
	GUINEAN EMBASSIES ABROAD FOREIGN EMBASSIES IN GUINEA COTE D'IVOIRE EMBASSIES ABROAD FOREIGN EMBASSIES IN IVORY COAST
MINISTRIES:
	GUINEA COTE D'IVOIRE
HOTELS AND TRANSPORT:
	COTE D'IVOIRE GUINEA
IREB (INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE ENVIRONNEMENTAL DE BOSSOU) go!
GUINEAN VISA RENEWAL go!
SERINGBARA go!
YEALE go!
BOSSOU go!
DIECKE go!

- Embassy of the Republic of Guinea in Japan
12-9 Hachiyamacyou Shibuya
150-0035 Tokyo
Japan
Tel: +81 (0)3 3770 4640

-Ambassade de Republique de Guinee in France
51 Rue de la Faisanderie
Paris
France
Tel: (+33)-0-1 47 04 81 48; Fax: 01 47 04 57 65

- Ambassade de Republique de Guinee in Ivory Coast
Avenue Crosson Duplessi. 01
Abidjan 01
Ivory Coast
Tel: (+225) 32 86 00/32 94 94, Fax: 32 82 45

-Embassy of Guinea in UK
20 Upper Grosvenor St.
London W1X 9PB
UK
Tel: (44)-0-207 333 0044

- Ambassade du Japon in Guinea
Lanseboundji Corniche Sud
Commune de Matam
B.P. 895, Conakry
Republique de Guinee
Tel: (224) 41 36 07
Cellphone in Guinea:011 25 25 58
Fax: (224) 41 25 75/ (224) 41 36 07

- Ambassade de France in Guinea
Ambassade bd du Commerce
B.P. 570, Conakry
Republique de Guinee
Tel: (224) 41 16 05/ 41 55 41/ 41 17 42/ 41 46 67
Fax: (224) 41 27 08

- Embassy of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire in Japan
2-19-12 Uehara, Shibuya
151-0064 Tokyo
Japan
Tel: +81 (0)3 5454 1401 /1402 /1403

- Ambassade de la Republique de Cote d'Ivoire in France
102 Avenue Raymond Poincarre
75 116 Paris
France
Tel: (00 33)-0-1 63 64 62 62, Fax: 01 45 00 47 97

- Ambassade de la Republique de Cote d'Ivoire in UK
2 Upper Belgrave St.
London, SW1 X8BJ
UK
Tel: (00 44)-0-207 235 6991, Fax: (00 44)-0-207 259 5320

- Ambassade de la Republique de Cote d'Ivoire in Guinea
Mr. BEGUHE Love Mathias (Charge d'Affaires and Premier Conseiller de l'Ambassade)
4th Avenue, half a block west of Boulevard du Commerce.
Conakry
Tel: (224) 45 10 82/83
Delivery Time: 48 Hours max.

- Ambassade du Japon in Ivory Coast
Immeuble Alpha 2000,
Tour A1, 8 eme etage
Avenue Chardy,
Abidjan,
Republique de Cote d'Ivoire
Tel: (225) 20 21 28 63/ 20 21 30 43/ 20 22 17 90
Fax: 225 20 21 30 51

-Ambassade de France in Ivory Coast
17 B.P. 175
Abidjan 17
Republique de Cote d'Ivoire
Tel: (00 225) 20 04 04, Fax: 22 42 54

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For Ordre de Mission and Research Authorization:

Dr. Tamba TAGBINO (Directeur Adjoint)
Direction de la Recherche Scientifique
(Walking distance from Ministere on the other side of the presidential palace)
Ministere de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche Scientifique
(near UNESCO office)
Conakry
Republique de Guinee
Fax: (00 224) 45 32 17 Tel: (00 224) 43 02 66/45 43 06
Email: kpades@mirinet.net.gn

For Research Permission:
(A) Professeur N'GUESSAN Yoa Thomas
Directeur de la Recherche
Ministere de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche Scientifique
B.P. V151 Abidjan
Republique de la Cote d'Ivoire
Tel and Fax: (00 225) 20 21 36 20

For Authorization to Work in the Nimba Reserve:
(B) Mr. Comandant SOMBO
Directeur de la Protection de la Nature et des Parcs Nationaux
Ministere de l'Environnement et des Forets
B.P. 4126 (B.P.V94) Abidjan
Republique de la Cote d'Ivoire
Tel: (00 225) 20 22 53 66 Fax: (00 225) 20 21 09 90

Both ministries are located in the "Cite Administrative"
Plateau, Abidjan
(A)Tour B: 16eme
(B) Tour C 7eme Porte 48 (Secretary)- 51 (Directeur)

On arrival in Nimba Area must report to:

(C) Capitaine CISSE Sanisi
Directeur des Eaux et Forets
(Director of the Reserve of the Nimba Mountains, Cote d'Ivoire)
BP 469 Man
Republique de la Cote d'Ivoire
(There is also an office in Danane, but he is not always there)
Tel: (00 225) 33 79 06 62 Mobile Phone: (00 225) 07 62 92 03

-Hotel in Abidjan
Hotel Ibis-Plateau
Fax: (00 225) 20 21 62 70
US$54/day (Discounted price for JICA)

-Taxi fare Airport Abidjan- Hotel Ibis: $20 max

-Bus Station in Abidjan: Adjame
Go there at noon to get ticket
Depart. ~6:00 pm- Arrive Danane ~4-5:00 am

-Transport Danane-Bossou:
Bus: 3 hours
Taxi: 1.5 hours

-Hotel in Conakry (cheap and reasonably safe)
Hotel Dorf (Miniere Area in Conakry)
About 45,000 FG/Night with electricity, shower (water not always hot!), restaurant available, can call a cab from reception

-Taxi fare Conakry Airport into Town: 10,000 FG MAX

-Travel between Conakry and Bossou
1. UTA (Internal Flight in Guinea):
Flights Run Thursday and Sunday
Single (one way) approx. 100,000 FG
Return approx. 190,000 FG
Agency in Conakry (Named: IATA):
Location: 6eme Avenue de la Republique between Aeroflot Agency and the Banque Populaire Maroco-Guineene
Tel: 45 38 01/45 38 02 Mobile: 011 21 28 79/012 66 38 66

2. Agence Air Guinee (This airline is not as reliable as UTA)
Flights Run on Saturday (during Rainy season!)
Single (one way) approx. 90,000 FG

3. Bush Taxi Conakry-N'Zerekore approx. 45,000 FG one way

Director: Mr. Mamadou Diakite
Assistant Director: Mr. Iba Conde plus several heads of departments
(Climatology, Primatology, Geology, Ecology, Genetics...)

1. On arrival at Bossou, any researcher or student must register with IREB administration and with the police and military in Tuo.

2. Anyone working at Bossou must inform the IREB which guides they intend to use for the period of time they will be carrying out research. They must also inform them if they are to travel and use a Bossou guide(s) outside the Bossou Natural Reserve.
Finally for the purpose of good collaboration, it is vital to keep IREB informed on a regular basis about your movements and activities.

Visa extensions for the Guinean Visa are now free for researchers and students as of October 2001. The Charge d'Affaires at the Ministry of Education and Scientific Research should handle the renewal process. You can go through the Direction de la Recherche Scientifique who will help you to contact the right people for the process.

Two campsites: Gahtoy and Kiepa

Guides:
Kassie Dore (1st Guide and Chief of Village)
Fromo Dore (2nd Guide)

Potential Assistant Guides:
DeGaulle Zogbila
Fokeye Zogbila

Temperature and Rainfall: Based in the village, 10,000 FG/Month.

1. Cpt. Cisse, director of the Nimba Reserve, needs to be informed when researchers or students are working in the reserve.

2. Guides in Yeale are:
David Gray (1st Guide)
Anatole Gogo (2nd Guide and Chief of Village)
Filbert Pahon (3rd Guide)
Anthony Go-pu (4th Guide)
Alexi Wanseu (5th Guide)

3. The guides have built two campsites: one by Kpanton (20 min from village) and the other within the reserve. This latter camp is 3 hours and 20 min walk from the village and is named Camp Yanleu. The guides have also been working very hard to maintain paths in the forest that we use on a daily basis to track the chimpanzees. This has enormously facilitated the work in the reserve by allowing us to gain access to areas that were difficult to get to in the past and to move around more rapidly and noiselessly through the forest after hearing chimpanzee vocalizations or spotting a party of chimpanzees.

The Suzuki
YOU MUST MAKE SURE THE CAR PAPERS ARE IN ORDER
Any student or researcher should be careful that all the papers for the car are in order. This includes Insurances (Yearly basis: 1) SOGAM and 2) CDAO (for coverage abroad as in Cote d'Ivoire), 3) the Vignette and 4) the Car Technical check-up (Yearly basis). The Technical check-up should preferably be done in Conakry, there is no formal infrastructure for such a test to be delivered outside the capital so far.

Post Office
There is a yearly payment for the use of the postal box in Lola (BP44) of 10,000 FG, the new one will run out early June 2002.

Ordre de Mission for work in the "Foret Classee de Diecke" may be obtained from the "Centre Forestier" in N'Zerekore.