December 26, 2022
Guinea: Welcome to Kalabanté, an African Circus in Montreal
When dance, acrobatics and percussion meet, the result is Kalabanté - a circus company created in 2007 by Guinean artist Yamoussa Bangoura. RFI met him at the Nuits… Read more »
November 04, 2022
Guinea: Junta Orders Corruption Case Against Ousted Leader Alpha Condé
Guinea's justice minister has ordered legal proceedings against former President Alpha Condé and more than 180 officials from his deposed regime for alleged corruption and… Read more »
October 20, 2022
Guinea: Gunshots Reported As Demonstrators Defy Ban to Protest Against Junta
Young demonstrators clashed with security forces in the Guinean capital on Thursday after an outlawed opposition group defied a ban on protests to rally against the country's… Read more »
September 23, 2022
West Africa: ECOWAS Leaders to Slap Gradual Sanctions On Guinea's Junta
West African leaders have agreed to impose gradual sanctions on Guinea-Conakry's military junta over its inflexibility on setting a date to return to civilian rule. Read more »
September 22, 2022
West Africa: Guinea Junta Slams ECOWAS Chief's Transition 'Lies'
Guinea's ruling military junta has accused the president of the West African regional bloc Ecowas of "lies" over his call for sanctions on Conakry if it seeks a three-year… Read more »
August 18, 2022
Guinea: Clashes Erupt in Conakry After Opposition Call for Anti-Junta Protests
Dozens of young men clashed with security forces in Guinea's capital, Conakry, on Wednesday after an opposition alliance called for protests against the ruling military junta. Read more »
July 29, 2022
West Africa: ECOWAS Says Progress Made Towards Return to Civilian Rule
The chair of the West African regional bloc Ecowas said the military junta in Guinea has agreed to reduce its transition to civilian rule from three to two years.This as violent… Read more »
June 06, 2022
West Africa: ECOWAS Maintains Sanctions On Mali, Calls for Transition in Burkina Faso, Guinea
West African leaders meeting in Accra have decided to uphold sanctions against Mali, along with the suspension of Burkina Faso and Guinea from the bloc. The measures could be… Read more »
June 01, 2022
Guinea: Military Junta Dismisses UN Calls to End Ban On Protests
The ruling junta in Guinea-Conakry has rejected a call from the United Nations to lift a ban on political demonstrations, insisting protests should only be allowed during the… Read more »
May 12, 2022
Guinea: Guinea Junta Proposes Slightly Shorter Transition to Civilian Rule
Guinea has announced a 36-month transition period to civilian rule, slightly shorter than what had been proposed by the military chief, but longer than regional leaders have called… Read more »