Guinea

When a judge curtly interrupted Guinea's ex-leader Moussa Dadis Camara during his trial over a 2009 massacre, the former strongman's feebleness was starkly exposed to compatriots who remembered his authoritarian rule. The frail-looking…
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A Guinean court trying suspects in a 2009 massacre on Monday threw out a bid by former dictator Moussa Dadis Camara to be detained under house arrest and ordered him to be held in custody.
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Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, the head of Guinea's military junta, said Saturday he had opted for a 39-month transitional period before a return to civilian rule.
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A former Guinean prime minister and three ex-ministers were detained on embezzlement charges Wednesday, one of their lawyers said, in the latest probe targeting prominent figures since last year's military coup.
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President Emmerson Mnangagwa who came to power through a military coup in 2017 has connived with the rest of the African Union (AU) members to condemn the overthrow of constitutional governments in other parts of the continent.
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Conde, who governed Guinea for about a decade, sparked mass protests in 2020 after pushing through a constitutional change that allowed him to seek a third presidential term.
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Sekou Toure led Guinea to independence from France in 1958 and served as president until his death in 1984. The building has since become a residence for official guests.
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In a final declaration following Sunday's summit, ECOWAS said it "highly deplores the lack of progress" towards staging elections in Mali.
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Beavogui, a relative unknown in Guinean politics with a background in international development, explained that he wants to ensure "the country works properly" -- apparently referring to a dysfunctional government bureaucracy and courts…
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Former Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade has offered to host Guinea's deposed leader Alpha Conde in his villa in Senegal's seaside capital Dakar.
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