Guinean government bans the media from referring to assassination attempt on President Alpha Conde
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 constitution. According to the unions citing the ban, the national communications council banned media from reporting on “the attack against thehead of state, as well as any interactive broadcast [...]
37 soldiers arrested in Guinea after failed assassination attempt on President Alpha Conde
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 country’s capital Conakry Most of those arrested are close allies of General Sekouba Konate, who led a transition government, and of former junta [...]
Heavy shooting around presidential home in Guinea
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’s Kipe district said they heard heavy weapons fired by the military for more than two hours, subsiding around 5:30 am. Police had closed off access to the administrative centre of [...]
Former Junta member is arrested in Guinea as ex-leader Sekoube Konate is accused of embezzling $20 million
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. Colonel Moussa Keita, an ally of Camara, was stopped “by people in civilian clothes” while in traffic, and was told to get into their truck, a family member said on condition [...]
“Toumba” wants to return to Guinea after attempted assassination on Dadis Camara
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 Guinea. Speaking on French International Radio (RFI) the soldier known as “Toumba” said: “I would like to return to my country, and I ask (the [...]
A.U. appoints Sekouba Konate as head of the African Union Standby Military Force
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 Operationalization of the African Standby Force. The announcement was revealed on the (RPG) Rally of the Guinean People website. The RPG is a [...]
Dadis Camara set to return as Guinea prepares to inaugurate a new president
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 left him hospitalized for some time in Morocco where he was treated for gunshot wound to his head, Camara has decided to [...]
Did Sekouba Konate betray Dadis Camara? – WikiLeaks documents reveal astonishing details
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 interim leader Sekouba Konate. The documents also shed some light about the pivotal role the U.S. administration played in the ousting of Camara and installing [...]
State of emergency declared in Guinea
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 areas as security forces continued to target members of the Peul ethnic group following a tense presidential election. The decree which was read [...]
Alpha Conde is the new president of Guinea
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 commission declared Alpha Conde the winner of a presidential election that was very tightly contested. But supporters of his opponent had took to [...]
