Guinea
Guinea and Togo extend COVID-19 restrictions
Guinea imposed nationwide measures on 26 March that have been repeatedly rolled over since then.
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Guinea's Conde accepts nomination to seek third term
Conde, who was first elected in 2010, pushed through a change to the constitution that was approved by a referendum in March that was boycotted by the opposition.
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Guinea ruling party urges President Alpha Conde to run for third term
Conde, 82, was elected president in 2010 and again in 2015. And under Guinea's constitution, presidents may only serve two terms.
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Guinea PM pitches for Conde at party election convention
Guinean Prime Minister Kassory Fofana on Wednesday proclaimed his support for President Alpha Conde at a party convention likely to confirm whether he runs for a third term in office, a scenario that has stirred bloody protests in the West African state.
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Guinean group files graft lawsuit in France against Conde
The announcement was made amid speculation that President Alpha Conde this week will be named a candidate in upcoming elections - a scenario that has sparked fierce protests in the West African country.
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Guinean president enacts new constitution
Changing the constitution was hugely controversial in the west African nation, spurring mass demonstrations that left dozens dead.
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Guinea election body sets tentative date for poll
President Alpha Conde last month postponed both votes, which were originally scheduled for 1 March, after criticism of their fairness.
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Guinea poised for referendum date despite protests
The announcement of a referendum date is likely to further heighten tensions in the West African nation of 13 million people, most of whom live in poverty despite considerable mineral resources.
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Guinea's Conde announces constitutional referendum that could keep him in power
President Alpha Conde has governed since 2010, and his second and final five-year term finishes next year. Demonstrations since October against a possible constitutional change have resulted in at least 14 deaths across the country.
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Guinea president replaces security minister following deadly protests
Protests in Conakry, the capital, and the bauxite-mining north against such a move have resulted in at least 13 deaths over the past month.
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Guinea counter-rally backs president's constitutional bid
The pro-Conde rally was a response to a protest that saw hundreds of thousands take to the streets a week ago, according to local journalists. Organisers put the turnout for that rally at around a million, while the government said the protesters numbered 30,000.
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Guinea jails protest leaders for up to 12 months
Lawyers for the defendants said they would file an appeal. Three other defendants were found not guilty.
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Guinea opposition calls for new protests after six dead
The protests were of limited scope, the government said, a version contested by the opposition, which maintained there had been 'complete paralysis' of the country.
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Tensions rise in Guinea over constitutional change
Police deployed in large numbers Monday in the Guinean capital Conakry to break up protests against any changes to the constitution enabling 81-year-old President Alpha Conde to stay in power, an AFP reporter saw.
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Here’s how to make Africa’s aviation industry soar
While it is evident that aviation in Africa has the potential to fuel economic growth, several barriers exist.
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Pandemic bonds face scrutiny after Ebola outbreak yet to trigger payout
Payouts are triggered once a virus outbreak crosses an international border and claims at least 20 lives in each of at least two countries.
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Somalia cuts diplomatic ties with Guinea
The foreign ministry in a statement Thursday said the government had cut all diplomatic ties after Guinea 'accorded the protocol of head of state... to the leader of a separatist movement'.
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Russian ambassador sparks backlash with suggestion Guinea change constitution
President Alpha Conde’s second and final term in office expires in 2020, but there is widespread speculation that he intends to try to amend the constitution to stay in office.
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Guinea's president reshuffles government as he faces strikes, civil unrest
No official reason was given for the sweeping changes, announced by state TV on Sunday, which followed the appointment of a new prime minister, Ibrahima Kassory Fofana.
