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Guinea: Presidential Rivals Both Claim Victory
DW, 24 October 2020
Deadly clashes broke out following presidential elections on October 18. Incumbent President Alpha Conde and opposition candidate Cellou Dalein Diallo have both declared victory,… Read more »
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Guinea: Violence As Opposition Disputes Presidential Election Results
RFI, 24 October 2020
Supporters of Guinea's opposition presidential hopeful Cellou Dalein Diallo were dispersed by security forces in Conakry on Friday after the national electoral commission released… Read more »
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Africa: 'We Won and Have the Receipts to Prove It' - Diallo
African Arguments, 23 October 2020
Candidate Cellou Diallo claims his party has 12,744 copies of results slips that show he won and calls on the electoral commission to show theirs. Read more »
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Guinea: Alpha Conde Wins Third Term
DW, 23 October 2020
Guinea's President Alpha Conde has won the Oct. 18 election with 59.5% of the vote, according to a tally from the election commission on Saturday. The victory gives 82-year-old… Read more »
Guinea's Alpha Conde Declared Polls Winner, Opposition Cries Foul
The election commission published a tally on Saturday showing that President Alpha Conde had won the election, but opposition candidate Cellou Dalein Diallo declared himself the winner, saying he has evidence of fraud and will file a complaint with the constitutional court.
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Guinea: President Poised for Landslide Election Win, Preliminary Results Show
DW, 23 October 2020
A preliminary count has shown Guinean President Alpha Conde will win a third term in office following a bitterly fought election that has led to deadly violence. Conde's opposition… Read more »
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Gambia: Lesson From Guinea Conakry
Foroyaa, 22 October 2020
Colonialism brought ethnolinguistic groups under colonial rule as subjects of a foreign power. They built schools and created an elite that could speak the same language and… Read more »
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Liberia: Monrovia Police Arrest Guineans Protesting Poll Results
FrontPageAfrica, 22 October 2020
Guineans in Liberia's capital, Monrovia, on Wednesday stormed their embassy to protest the call for a re-run of the presidential elections in their country presidential election… Read more »
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Guinea: UN Chief Urges Inclusive, Peaceful Elections in Guinea
UN News, 17 October 2020
On the eve of the presidential elections in Guinea, the UN Secretary-General has called on all national stakeholders to ensure that the polls are conducted in an inclusive and… Read more »
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nternational envoys have travelled to Conakry to try and reduce tensions after reports that at least 21 people have died in unrest which broke out following last week's disputed ... Read more »
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Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire will hold presidential elections shortly, and the polls are vital for the countries' stability. But the outgoing leaders of both countries are ... Read more »
