Guinea elections
Guinea's Conde takes oath after disputed elections, urges unity
The 82-year-old's bid for a third term had been condemned by the opposition as an abuse of power, and dozens died in clashes.
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Guinea election challenger calls for general strike on Monday
The Constitutional Court on Saturday declared Alpha Conde winner of a controversial third term as president while Cellou Dalein Diallo called for resistance 'by all legal means'.
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Guinea opposition chief says blockade of home lifted
Cellou Dalein Diallo said that barricades around the headquarters of his party, the UFDG, and around his offices, remained in place.
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UN, African nations urge Guinea to end blockade of opposition chief
Police barricaded Cellou Dalein Diallo inside his home in the capital Conakry last week, after he self-proclaimed victory in 18 October poll, triggering clashes which killed 21 people nationwide.
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Guinea's Conde on course for election win: preliminary count
Fresh results from the country's election commission released late on Thursday showed the 82-year-old the clear leader in the race.
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Guinea announces partial vote tally amid post-election violence
In a broadcast statement, the president of the electoral authority Kabinet Cisse read out results from 16 constituencies, out of 38, in the West African nation.
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Three dead as Guinea hit by post-election violence
The unrest follows a high-stakes presidential election on Sunday, in which President Alpha Conde ran for a third term in a controversial bid that had already sparked mass protests in the West African country.
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African monitors back Guinea electoral process, opposition claims victory
The announcement was a blow to Guinea's leading opposition figure Cellou Dalein Diallo, who declared victory Monday against incumbent Alpha Conde after suggesting the poll was rigged.
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Guinea opposition leader declares victory in presidential poll
Diallo, 68, made the announcement without waiting for Guinea's electoral authority to publish the official tally from Sunday's race.
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Election dispute looms in Guinea after tense poll
Guineans voted Sunday in a poll in which incumbent President Alpha Conde is seeking a third term, following months of protests against the move during which security forces killed dozens of people.
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Guineans elect president in test vote for democracy
The election caps a tense political campaign marked by insults traded between President Alpha Conde and his leading rival Cellou Dalein Diallo.
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'Democratic backsliding' in W.Africa as election season begins
Millions more will vote across the region - in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Nigeria - before the year is out, under the wary eye of defenders of democracy.
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Amnesty denounces Guinea's lethal protest crackdown
At least 50 people were killed during protests against President Alpha Conde between October 2019 and July 2020 in the West African state, the rights group said in a report.
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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 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-Bissau votes in hope of ending long leadership deadlock
The party that wins on Sunday should appoint the future prime minister, who could once again be President Jose Mario Vaz’s rival.
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EU observers: Guinea vote valid despite protests
Observers gave Guinea's elections a clean bill of health despite protests by opposition supporters.
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Pre-election clash in Guinea capital kills two, wounds 33
The clashes took place between supporters of President Alpha Conde & his main rival.
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Guinea media embark on strike
Guinea media call for 24 hour strike after its government closed an opposition-owned radio station.
