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Guinea's opposition party, Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG), has announced the death of one of its detained spokespersons, Mr. Roger Bamba.Roger Bamba who was detained in September - just before the October polls - was taken to...

AljazeeraGuinean police have launched a sweeping operation against opposition politicians and activists following deadly post-election violence in the country.Officers on Wednesday arrested the vice president of Guinea’s leading opposition party, the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG). More...

ReutersGunfire rang out across Guinea’s capital Conakry on Friday and security forces dispersed protesters after results showed President Alpha Conde winning re-election in a poll that the opposition says was unconstitutional.Conde, 82, won around twice as many votes as...

ReutersGuinea’s President Alpha Conde has won a landslide re-election victory, preliminary results showed on Thursday, giving him a third term in office after a bitterly fought election that has sparked deadly street violence.With 37 of 38 electoral districts counted,...

ReutersGuinea opposition candidate Cellou Dalein Diallo declared on Monday that he had won the first round of the hotly contested October 18 presidential election, heralding a potential stand-off with election authorities.“Despite the serious anomalies that marred the smooth running...

Over 90 people have been killed in a crackdown on protests against Guinea's President Alpha Conde's bid to seek a controversial third term in elections at the weekend, a leading opposition group said Monday.The 82-year-old is bidding for re-election...

AljazeeraGuinea has failed to hold security forces accountable for the lethal crackdown on anti-government protests since last year, Amnesty International said on Thursday, ahead of this month’s presidential poll.At least 50 people were killed during protests against President Alpha...

Guinea's president Alpha Conde on Wednesday accepted his party's nomination to run for a controversial 3rd term as president, a move which had thrown the nation into conflict since 2019.The acceptance also ended months of hiding his ambition to...

Guinea's president Alpha Condé gets his wish as the ruling party on Thursday urged him to seek a third term in elections due this year, a scenario that has sparked clashes in the West African state.Under Guinea's constitution, presidents...

Six people protesting against roadblocks erected to curb the spread of coronavirus in Guinea have died during clashes with security forces, manning the barriers.Police spokesman Mory Kaba who confirmed the dead, told AFP news agency on Tuesday that, "there...