January 23, 2012
Mali/Guinea: Mercurial Sides Go Head-to-Head
Mercurial Mali and the equally unpredictable Guinea go head-to-head at the African Nations Cup finals in Franceville on Tuesday, looking to set a positive tone for the tournament. Read more »
January 18, 2012
Africa: Exciting Air of Uncertainty Hangs Over Africa's Premier Soccer Festival
Bereft of some of the continent's top performing teams, the latest edition of the African Nations Cup finals has an exciting air of uncertainty about it. Read more »
August 26, 2011
West Africa: Four Presidents Ask Business to Back Democracy with Investment - and Make Money
Four heads of state from French-speaking West Africa appeared before the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) membership last month to appeal for American support for the democracies,… Read more »
July 05, 2011
Gambia: Guinean Student Suspected of Fomenting Uprising Released
Authorities in The Gambia late Tuesday released a Guinean anthropology student who had been arrested two months ago for "spreading revolutionary ideas" and threatening national… Read more »
November 16, 2010
Guinea: Conde Wins Polls in Extraordinary Comeback
Guinean opposition leader Alpha Condé has achieved an extraordinary comeback to win the second round of the country's presidential elections. Read more »
November 11, 2010
Guinea: Election Commission Announces Early Second-Round Results
Early results of the second round of Guinea's presidential elections show that candidate Alpha Condé is leading his adversary Cellou Dalein Diallo in two of five communes in… Read more »
September 24, 2010
Guinea: Election Commission Sets New Date For Polls
The new head of Guinea's election commission has announced that postponed second round of the presidential elections will now be held on October 10. Read more »
August 05, 2010
Guinea: Rio Tinto Plans Large Increase in Iron-Ore Investment
Rio Tinto has announced plans to invest $170 million in its mining Simandou project in the iron-ore-rich region in south-east Guinea. Read more »
August 03, 2010
Guinea: Due Process Bodes Well for Country's Political Future
The past two decades in Africa have shown that the holding of elections is no guarantee for democracy. Independent institutions, military officers who support civilian rule and a… Read more »
June 25, 2010
Guinea: Election Gives Signs of Hope
At a moment when the tide of global democracy is seemingly in reverse, it is heartening to note the enthusiasm with which many voters in Africa are participating in campaigns,… Read more »
January 16, 2010
Guinea: Parties Agree on Unity Govt, Elections
The African Union has welcomed the signing of an agreement setting up a unity government in Guinea, to be followed by elections within six months. Read more »
January 14, 2010
Guinea: Wounded Military Ruler Emerges - Reports
The leader of Guinea, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, has appeared in public for the first time since surviving an assassination attempt last month. He had been receiving treatment in… Read more »
December 22, 2009
Guinea: Commission Blames Camara For Massacre
An international commission which investigated the September 28 massacre of civilians in a Conakry stadium has laid responsibility for the killings squarely on Moussa Dadis Camara,… Read more »
December 15, 2009
Guinea: End of Crisis Is Not Imminent
Since the death of the former Guinean leader Lansana Conté and the accession to power of Moussa Dadis Camara in coup a year ago, the political environment in the country has… Read more »
December 14, 2009
West Africa: Region to Intervene Militarily in Guinea?
The international community appears to be laying the ground for a West African military intervention to prevent Guinea from sliding into war and destabilizing surrounding… Read more »
December 11, 2009
Guinea: Nation Faces 'Explosive' Military Infighting, Says Rights Expert
The fate of Guinea hangs in the balance following the shooting of the country's military ruler, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara. There are fears that the fractured security forces… Read more »
December 07, 2009
Guinea: Ecowas Calls on Junta to Step Down
In an effort to restore order in Guinea, the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has called on the military to step down and hand power to a civilian adminstration. Read more »
December 04, 2009
Guinea: Aide Makes Attempt on Camara's Life
An attempt has been made on the life of the head of the military junta in Guinea, Moussa Dadis Camara. According to newspaper reports, he sustained severe head injuries when… Read more »
November 18, 2009
Guinea: South African Govt Probes Mercenary Reports
The Pretoria government is probing reports that South African mercenaries are training Guinean militia, recruited by the country's military junta on an ethnic basis. Read more »
November 11, 2009
Guinea: Opposition Rejects Unity Govt
Guinea's opposition has rejected a proposal for a government of national unity which would include the military junta which seized power last December, reports Le Potentiel of… Read more »
November 05, 2009
Guinea: Opposition Presents Demands to Compaoré
A coalition of Guinean opposition leaders has presented President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso a set of proposals they believe will end the political crisis… Read more »
October 27, 2009
Guinea: Europe Imposes Sanctions on Junta
The European Union (EU) has placed an arms embargo on Guinea and banned members of its military junta from travelling to Europe. Read more »
October 13, 2009
Guinea: 'Another Strategy' Required to Deal with the Deteriorating Situation - Challenor
An international observer group on Guinea has recommended setting up an international commission of inquiry into last month's crackdown that news reports say claimed more than 150… Read more »
October 07, 2009
Guinea: Military Junta Must Go, Says Clinton
The United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has called for the ousting of Guinea's military junta in the wake of what she described as the indiscriminate murder and rape… Read more »
Guinea: African Union, Ecowas Must Help End Human Rights Abuses
The victims of 60 years of human rights violations in Guinea deserve to be heard, and West Africa and the African Union should join calls for an international inquiry into the… Read more »