A UN envoy has convened a meeting between the government and opposition leaders to help resolve differences over preparations for stalled legislative elections. Read more »

The UN Security Council has welcomed the signing of a non-violence declaration by Guinean parties, committing themselves to resolve their differences peacefully. Read more »

The U.S. government has charged Antonio Indjai with drug trafficking and seeking to sell arms to rebels in Colombia. Read more »

The country's former navy chief, Jose Americo Bubo Na Tchuto, regarded as a drug kingpin, was arrested on international waters and is being transferred to the United States, ... Read more »

The UN is calling on the Guinean authorities to protect civilians and ensure all parties refrain from using violence which has resulted to several deaths and injuries over the past ... Read more »

Some opposition parties have indicated that they may call for nation-wide protests, while also pulling out of preparations for the legislative election set for May 12. Read more »

In a new report, the International Crisis Group calls on President Alpha Condé to engage in a "genuine" dialogue with the opposition in order to hold peaceful and credible ... Read more »

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has declared a national holiday to mourn the death of top Guinean army officers who died in a plane crash in Monrovia. Read more »

Port authority officials in Abidjan have confirmed that a French tanker has been seized by pirates off the country's coast following an earlier report by International Maritime ... Read more »

African countries have been ranked high on global index for harbouring the world's saddest people. Read more »