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Labor unions in Guinea have threatened a nationwide strike action if the government does not reduce the cost of living in the West African nation. The ruling junta recently increased the price of importing basic food items into the country -- which has resulted in an unprecedented price increase in markets across the country.
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Guinea's Justice Minister Alphonse Wright has reportedly announced that former president Alpha Conde, the first democratically elected leader of the country, is under renewed investigation for his alleged involvement in acts of treason, criminal conspiracy and complicity in the illicit possession of arms and ammunition, writes Jerry Chifamba for AllAfrica.
Conde was ousted by Colonel Mamady Doumbouya's special army squad in September 2021. The coup
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The landmark trial of Guinea's former president and 10 others, including former ministers, accused of being responsible for the massacre and rapes in the Conakry stadium in 2009, resumed on Monday, July 10, 2023, after being suspended for a month and a half. The trial is broadcast live on Guinea television and has kept the nation
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The United Nations has pledged its support for justice as the trial of the alleged perpetrators of the September 28, 2009 stadium massacre in Conakry begins. The massacre 13 years ago saw 157 people lose their lives, allegedly at the hands of former junta leader Moussa Camara and his lieutenants. Over 100 women were also raped or sexually assaulted at the time,
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At an emergency summit on the sidelines of the annual UN meeting in New York, leaders from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said it would "take sanctions against Guinea".
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Guinea has been ruled by the military since a coup in September 2021 that ousted president Alpha Condé, who held power since 2010. Guinea's junta-appointed Prime Minister, Bernard Gomou earlier slammed ECOWAS chief Umaro Sissoco Embalo, describing him as a "puppet wearing -
The National Truth and Forgiveness Commission delivered its report on August 24, 2022 to Interim President, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, after hearings in which thousands of Guineans participated. The commission was initiated by Doumbouya, and closed at the end of April, 2022.
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The commission, co-led by Monsignor Vincent Koulibaly, Archbishop of Conakry, produced a report with 45 recommendations - -
Guinea's government has dissolved the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (Front national pour la défense de la Constitution, FNDC), a prominent coalition of Guinean civil society groups and opposition parties.
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The ruling junta in Guinea-Conakry has rejected a call from the UN to lift a ban on political demonstrations, insisting that protests should only be allowed during the election period in three years' time.
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In a communiqué read on state television, the junta stated: "No march will be authorised so long as public order cannot be guaranteed." The Junta said that hundreds of people -
Analysts have said that decision by Guinea's transitional military government to prosecute former president Alpha Condé and 26 of his top officials, will likely be marred by doubt over the fairness of their trials.
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Condé was ousted by the military in 2021 and placed under house arrest, which the military regime lifted on April 22, 2022, but it is clear that he is not free to leave the country.
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Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, the head of Guinea's military junta, has said he has opted for a 39-month transitional period before a return to civilian rule.
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The announcement came after the creation of what the regime has described as an "inclusive consultation framework" in April 2022 that culminated in a conference boycotted by several prominent political groups.
