Category Archives: Guinea

Guinea News

Guinean government signals intention to give Chinalco control of Siman...

May 2, 2013 no comments

It seems the government of the  West African state of Guinea may be prepared to give a big stake of its Iron Ore reserves to Chinalco after reports of falling out with Rio Tinto. Senior politicians i...

Guinea takes steps to reduce dependence on imports by growing NERICA R...

September 15, 2012 no comments

CONAKRY,  Moustapha Keita - (IPS) - Kafoumba Koné sounds almost smug. “Our first rice harvest is in, and we’re getting ready to plant again,” he says, surveying his farm in southeastern Guinea. “Othe...

Guinean government bans the media from referring to assassination atte...

July 27, 2011 1 comment

The government in Guinea has banned the country’s media from referring to an assassination bid against the president, according to press unions, who denounced the act as a violation of the cons...

37 soldiers arrested in Guinea after failed assassination attempt on P...

July 21, 2011 no comments

Security forces in the West African State of Guinea have arrested 37 soldiers in the wake of a rocket attack on President Alpha Conde’s home in Conakry, according to a military source in the co...

Heavy shooting around presidential home in Guinea

July 19, 2011 no comments

Heavy shooting broke out overnight where Guinea’s president has his private home and residents of the neighbourhood say the shooting could be heard until dawn. Some witnesses in the city’...

Former Junta member is arrested in Guinea as ex-leader Sekoube Konate ...

July 4, 2011 no comments

Former high-ranking member of Captain Moussa Dadis Camara’s military junta, which led Guinea for a year until December 2009, was arrested by the army on Saturday, according to his family. Colon...

“Toumba” wants to return to Guinea after attempted assassi...

January 12, 2011 no comments

CONAKRY (AFP) – Guinean soldier Aboubacar Sidiki Diakite, who tried to murder ex-junta chief Moussa Dadis Camara in December 2009, on Wednesday asked President Alpha Conde to aid his return to ...

A.U. appoints Sekouba Konate as head of the African Union Standby Mili...

December 21, 2010 1 comment

The African Union has decided to reward, General Sekouba Konate, the former Interim Head of State of Guinea, by appointing him as the new High Representative of the African Union for the Operationali...

Dadis Camara set to return as Guinea prepares to inaugurate a new pres...

December 21, 2010 no comments

Guinea’s former Junta leader, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, is planning to return to his country soon. After having stayed away from politics in the aftermath of an attempted coup on his life that lef...

Did Sekouba Konate betray Dadis Camara? – WikiLeaks documents reveal a...

December 16, 2010 no comments

The WikiLeaks documents have revealed fascinating details about the military junta in Guinea prior to the recent elections and the relationship between former Head of Sate Moussa Dadis Camara and int...

State of emergency declared in Guinea

November 18, 2010 no comments

The military junta in Guinea declared a state of emergency in the country on Wednesday which will result in further restricting civilian movement and giving the army permission to deploy in civilian ...

Alpha Conde is the new president of Guinea

November 16, 2010 2 comments

The presidential elections in the West African State of Guinea has ended with a clear winner, as security forces took positions throughout the capital Conakry as the head of the country’s electoral c...

New interim electoral commission chief to be appointed in Guinea

October 14, 2010 no comments

Some members of the West African State of Guinea’s Independent National Electoral Commission have declared their choice for an interim Electoral Chief to run the institution until all 25 member...

Elections in Guinea are now set for October 10

September 23, 2010 1 comment

October the 10th  has been proposed as the revised date for the presidential election run-off by the election commission in the West African State of Guinea The elections which was due last Sunday wa...

Elections in Guinea may be postponed because of violence

September 14, 2010 no comments

Prime Minister Jean Marie Dore of Guinea has said that maintaining public order was more important than holding an election that was  planned for September. Apparently, in a statement, he stopped sho...

Pandemonium in Guinea as party supporters engage in fierce fighting ah...

September 13, 2010 no comments

One person has been left dead and at least 50 injured as fighting erupted between opposing political parties in Guinea’s capital, Conakry. Supporters of former Prime Minister Cellou Dalein Dial...