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Ecowas mission heading to Guinea after coup
On Wednesday, Ecowas suspended Guinea from its ranks after the military coup on Sunday when special forces led by Lieutenant-Colonel Mamady Doumbouya seized power and arrested President Alpha Conde, sparking international condemnation.
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Ecowas suspends Guinea, announces mediation mission
The move comes after Guinean special forces led by Lieutenant-Colonel Mamady Doumbouya seized power on Sunday and arrested president Alpha Conde, sparking international condemnation.
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West African bloc holds crisis meeting after Guinea coup
Government leaders from the 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) began an extraordinary virtual crisis summit on Wednesday afternoon.
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Guinea junta stands by business commitments, vows 'union' government
On Sunday, Doumbouya's special forces arrested President Alpha Conde, a former champion of democracy facing mounting anger for sidestepping constitutional limits on presidential tenure.
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SA govt calls for release of Guinea's President Alpha Condé after coup
Special forces have seized power in a coup, arresting the 83-year-old president and imposing an indefinite curfew in the West African country.
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Army seizes power in Guinea, holds president
'We have decided, after having taken the president, to dissolve the constitution,' said a uniformed officer flanked by soldiers toting assault rifles in a video sent to AFP.
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First West African case of deadly Marburg virus detected: WHO
Marburg virus is usually associated with exposure to caves or mines housing colonies of Rousettus bats. Once caught by a human, it is spread through contact with bodily fluids of infected people, or with contaminated surfaces and materials, according to the WHO.
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WHO declares an end to second Ebola outbreak in Guinea
At 16 confirmed cases and seven probable infections according to WHO figures, the limited size of the latest flare-up has been credited to experience from the 2013-16 epidemic, which killed more than 11,300 people mostly in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
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Delayed Ebola vaccination drive to begin in Guinea
The outbreak, declared last weekend, is the first in the region since a 2013-16 epidemic left more than 11,300 people dead, mainly in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
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Guinea faces Ebola 'epidemic', health chief says
The cases marked the first known resurgence of Ebola in West Africa since a 2013-2016 epidemic that began in Guinea and killed more than 11,300 people across the region.
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Guinea president Conde receives vaccine jab
Defence Minister Mohamed Diane, a scientist by training, was the first in the country to get a jab of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine on December 30.
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Guinea starts coronavirus vaccinations with Russia's Sputnik V
The National Agency for Health Safety said it had obtained 60 doses of the vaccine, which would be administered to middle-aged volunteers on a trial basis.
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Mali seizes $8.5 million of gold hidden in car
The 143 kilograms of gold was en route to neighbouring Guinea.
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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 court declares Alpha Conde elected president
At 59.5%, Conde's support was above the absolute majority needed to win in the first round, judges found, throwing out challenges to the October 18 ballot from figures including his main opponent Cellou Dalein Diallo.
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Losing candidates in Guinea reject vote result, demos to resume
One of the losing candidates, Makale Traore, pointed to "serious irregularities recorded before, during and after the vote," including "substitutions and falsifications" of the results.
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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 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.
