Former President Alpha Conde allowed to leave Guinea once again
Guinea’s ruling junta has again authorized former president Alpha Conde, who was overthrown in 2021, to travel abroad for medical reasons, according to a statement […]
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Guinean junta opens reconciliation Conference, widely boycotted
Guinea’s junta leader, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, opened a six-week Conference on Tuesday, which he presented as a “historic” opportunity to heal the wounds of a […]
Guinea wants to regain control of its iron and mines
Guinea wants to have a say in the development of the huge Simandou iron deposit in the southeast and, in the long term, to have […]
Former President Alpha Conde has left Guinea
Guinea’s deposed President Alpha Conde left his country for abroad on Monday with the agreement of the ruling junta, a foreign ministry official said on […]
Guinean PM at odds with junta over new name for Conakry airport
The Prime Minister appointed by the military who took power in Guinea has expressed his disagreement with the junta’s decision to rename Conakry airport after […]
Guinean junta accuses political parties of seeking to disrupt public order
The military in power in Guinea since September 5 accused parties and activists on Thursday of actions aimed at “disturbing public order and social peace” […]
Mohamed Béavogui, former senior UN official, appointed Prime Minister of Guinea
Guinea’s new transitional president, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, who came to power in a September 5 coup, appointed veteran development worker Mohamed Béavogui as transitional Prime […]
Guinea: ECOWAS sanctions the junta and demands a six-month transition
The extraordinary summit of ECOWAS ended Thursday evening, September 16, with a series of measures against Guinea. It is a message of firmness that the […]
ECOWAS delegation met with Alpha Conde and Mamady Doumbouya in Conakry
A delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has met with Guinea’s deposed president, Alpha Conde, and members of the junta that […]
ECOWAS suspends Guinea after military took power
At the opening of the ECOWAS virtual summit on Wednesday, Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo described the coup led by Special Forces led by Colonel Mamady […]