Six months after seizing power in Guinea, the junta faces its first proper opposition
Many among the deposed African heads of state held major positions in the AU at the peak of their atrocities back home
Mali’s junta now finds itself ostracised by its regional peers – and at the centre of a dangerous new geopolitical game.
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Since the coup d’état, Guinea’s head of state has been in the custody of the military officers. But it was the president who was the primary architect of his own downfall
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Thirteen years after Binyavanga Wainaina’s satirical essay, many ‘experts’ on Africa continue to fail to comprehend the need for African voices
The self-governing territory’s president received a head of state’s welcome in Guinea, much to Somalia’s fury
Even as Algeria and Sudan have rid themselves of their long-standing leaders, Guinea may be about to create a new president-for-life
Investors discussed 60 projects and deals worth $40-billion with the aim of fast-tracking closure and removing policy and regulatory constraints
Andrew Groves, with his history of suspect African mining deals, is back on the block, boasting of his links with the new president
CNN aired footage last week of an apparent live auction in Libya where black men were presented as farmhands and sold off for as little as $400.
Guinean President Alpha Condé has said his country is ready to aid its West African neighbours in the regional fight against the Islamist militants.
A London court is hearing lurid claims of bribery involving the West African country’s 2010 poll.
Guinea’s Cabinet and prime minister have resigned as part of a transition to a new government after elections.
Guinea’s President Alpha Conde has promised much-delayed parliamentary polls would be organised by the end of the year.
Colonel Moussa Tiegboro Camara of Guinea has been charged for his role in a 2009 massacre of protesters against the former junta he was part of.
In the latest tit-for-tat move in a feud sparked by claims of an assassination plot, Senegal has banned any planes from travelling to or from Guinea.
Mobile operator MTN said on Sunday it had resolved a fee row with the government of Guinea that saw the West African country seize its assets there.
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/ 3 December 2010
Guinea’s Supreme Court confirmed early on Friday the election victory of opposition leader Alpha Conde who won with 52,52% of votes.
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/ 18 November 2010
Senegal’s leader Abdoulaye Wade held talks with Guinea’s election winner and runner-up over poll results that led to deadly clashes.
Guinea was under a state of emergency on Thursday amid growing international concern over deadly post-election violence.
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/ 16 November 2010
Opposition leader Alpha Conde was early on Tuesday declared the winner in Guinea’s presidential election, taking 52,5% of votes.
Guinea, struggling to recover from a 2008 coup, has delayed the announcement of last Sunday’s polls for several days amid mounting complaints.
Guinea’s presidential candidates were neck and neck after 10% of Sunday’s second-round vote was counted, said the Independent Electoral Commission.
Initial results show former Guinea PM eCllou Dalain Diallo holds a firm lead with 73% of the vote against opposition rival Alpha Conde.
Guinea’s first free election since independence was met with praise and relief on Tuesday, but observers warned the days to come were crucial.