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/ 15 November 2010
Security forces in Guinea clashed with youths in Conakry on Monday as tensions mounted before the deadline for the announcement of poll results.
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.
Guineans hope to finally elect a civilian president on Sunday in a run-off race that has pitted two ethnic groups against each other.
Human rights bodies on Tuesday condemned Guinea’s police for their brutality in quelling violent clashes between rival political parties.
Guinea deployed extra security forces to parts of Conakry on Monday after a weekend of looting and rioting fuelled by a delay to its run-off election.
Two days short of the planned presidential election in Guinea, people were still waiting to know whether the poll will go ahead on Sunday.
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/ 19 October 2010
Supporters of Guinean presidential candidate Cellou Dalein Diallo fought with police in the suburbs of the capital on Monday.
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/ 16 September 2010
Guinea on Wednesday postponed a presidential election run-off due in four days, casting doubt on the country’s bid to return to civilian rule.
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/ 13 September 2010
The two rivals battling to become Guinea’s president scheduled talks on Monday to calm tensions after deadly clashes between their supporters.
A group of candidates running in Guinea’s election have denounced what they called widespread fraud in the poll.
Guinea’s first free election since independence was met with praise and relief on Tuesday, but observers warned the days to come were crucial.
Officials in Guinea say they are counting votes from the country’s first free election since independence more than half a century ago.
Four million Guineans vote on Sunday in the first democratic election in the West African nation.
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/ 5 February 2010
An aide to Guinea junta chief Moussa Dadis Camara, on the run since he shot the leader, said on Friday he was ready to face international justice.
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/ 19 January 2010
Guinea is entering a delicate transition due to end within six months, with the first democratic presidential elections since 1958.
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/ 18 January 2010
Guinea’s exiled leader has appealed for peace and
reconciliation, urging his countrymen to put aside differences and set the stage for elections.
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/ 17 January 2010
African diplomats have descended on Burkina Faso to ensure a deal is sealed calling for Guinea’s injured leader to step down.
Guinea’s junta has pledged to pave the way for a return to civilian rule and said that leader Moussa Dadis Camara would need time to recover.
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/ 21 December 2009
The killing of more than 150 campaigners by soldiers in Guinea amounted to a crime against humanity, according to a UN report quoted on Monday.
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/ 14 December 2009
Guinea’s military junta on Monday rejected the dispatch of foreign troops after the international community called for a force to protect civilians.
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/ 9 December 2009
The junta in Guinea has accused French secret services of complicity in the attempt on the life of its chief, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara.
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/ 26 November 2009
The three members of a UN commission of inquiry into a massacre in Guinea arrived on Wednesday to pursue their investigation.
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/ 17 November 2009
The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said it is investigating reports that South African mercenaries are training pro-junta recruits in Guinea.
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/ 17 November 2009
South African and Israeli army instructors, hired by the ruling Guinea junta, are training pro-junta recruits in a camp in Forecariah.
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/ 6 November 2009
Guinea’s military junta has imported millions of dollars worth of weapons in recent weeks — allegedly with the help of South African mercenaries.
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/ 30 October 2009
African leaders and the US have joined the European Union in imposing fresh sanctions on Guinea’s military rulers.
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/ 27 October 2009
The European Union agreed on Tuesday to impose an arms embargo on Guinea over the killing of anti-government protesters.
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/ 23 October 2009
At least a dozen people have been murdered in Guinea over the past month in suspected revenge attacks after a government crackdown on protesters.
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/ 22 October 2009
The EU is preparing to impose an arms embargo and visa ban to punish Guinea’s rulers for a massacre at a pro-democracy rally, an official said.
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/ 22 October 2009
Guinea Prime Minister Kabine Komara has pledged to back a UN-led inquiry into a bloody crackdown on an opposition rally by security forces.