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Guinea:
Opposition Calls for Election Results to Be Cancelled
DW, 12 October 2015
Opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo has called for the results of the first round of Guinea's presidential election to be voided, citing "massive fraud." Diallo is expected to… Read more »
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Guinea:
AU Commends Peaceful Elections in Guinea
SAnews.gov.za, 13 October 2015
The African Union (AU) has commended the people of Guinea for holding peaceful presidential elections on Sunday, despite initial turmoil some days preceding the polls. Read more »
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Guinea:
Could Peaceful Ballot Make History?
DW, 12 October 2015
Guineans went to the polls elect the next president. International observers and anti-riot police watched over the polling stations. Eight candidates including the incumbent… Read more »
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Guinea:
Guineans Go to the Polls in Presidential Elections
DW, 11 October 2015
Voters in the west African nation of Guinea are casting their ballots after widespread pre-election violence. Riot police and observers are monitoring the vote after an opposition… Read more »
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Guinea:
Presidential Elections Conducted Peacefully in Guinea
DW, 11 October 2015
Guinea's citizens voted peacefully in Sunday's presidential elections after violence hit the country earlier this week. President Conde and his rival Cellou Dalein Diallo urged… Read more »
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Guinea:
Presidential Election Passes Peacefully
News24Wire, 11 October 2015
A presidential election in Guinea passed smoothly on Sunday after violence in the past two days. Read more »
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Guinea:
Guinea Votes After Campaign Plagued With Violence
Al Jazeera, 11 October 2015
Guineans are voting in a controversial presidential election that is expected to see incumbent President Alpha Conde re-elected for a second term after a campaign plagued with… Read more »
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Guinea:
Presidential Election to Go Ahead
DW, 11 October 2015
The country's constitutional court has ruled out postponing Sunday's election despite calls from opposition parties. Incumbent Alpha Conde faces challenges from six other hopefuls… Read more »
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Guinea:
Several Wounded in Guinea Pre-Election Clashes
DW, 9 October 2015
At least a dozen people have been wounded in Guinea as tensions rose ahead of elections. The West African country is due to hold the first round of its second-ever democratic vote… Read more »
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Guinea:
Guinea's Elections - a Country Divided, Reliving Its Past
African Arguments, 9 October 2015
When Guineans go to the polls on Sunday, will President Alpha Condé be able to secure a second term in office? Read more »
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Guinea:
Presidential Election Fever Heightens
Cameroon Tribune, 8 October 2015
There is intense hustling and bustling in Guinea ahead of the presidential election of October 11, 2015 with the opposition stating that they will fully participate despite the… Read more »
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Guinea:
Guinea Heads to the Polls Amidst Fears of Post-Election Violence
DW, 7 October 2015
As the Guinean presidential election draws closer, the population is growing increasingly nervous. Many fear a repetition of the 2010 unrest and violent clashes in the capital… Read more »
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Guinea:
Can Guinea's Election Be Credible?
Atlantic Council, 2 October 2015
For months, I have been warning that Guinea's young democracy was extraordinarily fragile and might well prove stillborn. Last month, I highlighted the broader significance of next… Read more »
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Guinea:
Election - Guinea City Under Curfew After Clashes
Daily Trust, 5 October 2015
Guinea's authorities imposed an overnight curfew on the second city of Nzerekore after clashes left at least one person dead, local media report. Read more »
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Guinea:
With Transparent Elections Imminent, 'Dynamic Democracy' Taking Root in Guinea, Minster Tells UN Assembly
UN News, 3 October 2015
In his address to the United Nations General Assembly today, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Guinea, Francois Lounceny Fall, confirmed the imminent holding of presidential… Read more »
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West Africa:
Ecowas Wants Peaceful Elections in Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea and Burkina
AEP, 14 September 2015
Yesterday at an extraordinary summit in Dakar, the Heads of State of ECOWAS have examined the preparations ahead of the presidential elections in Ivory Coast, Guinea and Burkina… Read more »
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Cameroon:
Alpha Condé to Face United Opposition
Cameroon Tribune, 8 September 2015
The opposition parties have formed a coalition that will be effective in the second round. Read more »