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Fri, 15 Oct 2021 08:37:18 GMT
Strongman Mamady Doumbouya Sacks 42 Military Brass
[Nation] Guinea's strongman Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, who seized power last month, has sacked 42 generals and admirals in an apparent purge of the military top brass.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 05:28:15 GMT
ECOWAS in Guinea - Tough On Coups, Tame On the Causes of Coups
[African Arguments] The West African bloc and the African Union are suffering from a credibility problem, but they are not irredeemable.

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 07:36:41 GMT
Papers Show What Lay Behind Conde Regime's Ebola Denialism
[The Conversation Africa] More than 11,300 people died when the Ebola virus ripped through three West African countries - Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia - from 2014 to 2016. It was the worst Ebola outbreak in known history.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 06:22:17 GMT
What Is the Future of Mining Sector After the Coup?
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Will Guineans finally benefit from the country's mineral wealth or will they continue to pay the price for its exploitation?

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 07:40:41 GMT
President Bio Departs for a One-Day Working Visit to Guinea
[Sierra Leone Government] State House, Freetown, Monday 11 October 2021 - His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has departed Sierra Leone this morning for Conakry, Guinea on the invitation of the Military Head of State of the Republic of Guine...

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 09:13:40 GMT
Guinea Conakry - Mohamed Beavogui Is New Prime Minister
[Cameroon Tribune] He was appointed by the head of the military junta Col. Mamady Doumbouya on October 6, 2021.

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 05:42:07 GMT
Junta Names Development Veteran Mohamed Beavogui Prime Minister
[Nation] Guinea's military president Colonel Mamady Doumbouya has appointed a former diplomat as prime minister in the transitional government.

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 08:39:38 GMT
Former UN Diplomat Mohamed BĂ©avogui Named PM
[East African] Guinea's military president Colonel Mamady Doumbouya has appointed a former diplomat as prime minister in the transitional government.

Sun, 03 Oct 2021 14:24:59 GMT
Coup Leader Mamady Doumbouya to Step Down After Transition
[Nation] Newly sworn-in Guinean transition President and coup leader Col. Mamady Doumbouya has promised to stick to his government's terms of transition charter and step-down after elections.

Mon, 04 Oct 2021 07:59:43 GMT
Guinean Military Junta Briefed President Akufo-Addo On Roadmap to Return to Civilian Rule
[GhanaToday] A delegation of the Guinean military junta, the National Committee for Reconciliation and Development (CNRD), on Wednesday called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at Jubilee House, Accra to brief him on the roadmap to return the ...

Mon, 04 Oct 2021 04:45:12 GMT
Guinea National Day - 2021
[State Department] On behalf of the United States Government and the American people, I congratulate the people of Guinea on the 63rd anniversary of your independence.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 13:42:11 GMT
President Akufo-Addo Receives Guinean Military Delegation - Reiterates Call for Return to Democracy
[Ghana Presidency] The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, 29th September 2021, received a three-member delegation from the Guinean military junta, the National Committee for Reconciliation and Development (CNRD), at...

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 06:00:41 GMT
Coup Leaders Focus On Stability and Investors
[DW] Guinea's new military junta have unveiled a "transitional charter" to steer the country back to civilian rule -- in an effort to show the world, especially donors and mining sector investors, that they can be trusted.

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 09:39:33 GMT
Junta Members Barred From Standing in Elections As Transitional Plan Revealed
[RFI] Guinea junta members will not be able to run for office in the next national or local elections, according to guidelines it released on the transitional period earlier this week.

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 06:13:55 GMT
Justice for 2009 Massacre Must Be At Heart of Political Transition - UN Representative
[UN News] The UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict on Tuesday urged authorities in Guinea to abide by their commitment towards impartial and independent justice, including in relation to a massacre of protesters in the capital, 12...

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 05:42:27 GMT
Coup Further Complicates Massacre Justice - Human Rights Watch
[HRW] Conakry -- Efficient, Fair Trial Should Hold 2009 Stadium Abusers Accountable

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 13:33:13 GMT
Guinea Coup and Disquiet in Uganda
[Monitor] I have been struggling with attempts to settle my in-boxes, calls and comments regarding the ugliness of military coups in Africa but the calls keep coming.

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 14:06:39 GMT
Coup-Makers Reject ECOWAS Demand to Release Condè
[GhanaToday] Guinea's coup-makers on Friday said it would not yield to pressure by the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS), and allow President Alpha Conde to leave the country, weeks after he was overthrown.

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 13:25:30 GMT
Guineans Could Come Out Better Only If They Face up to, and Slay Ogre of Ethnicity
[East African] Since independence in 1958, Guinea has been run politically by the Mandingo, close cousins Susu, and the Fulani, lording it over the other 24 ethnic groups

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 14:24:08 GMT
The Values of the Republic Must Be Upheld By Genuine Demomcrats
[Foroyaa] As we get closer to the battle lines for the 2021 elections many tendencies are beginning to reveal that show that not all Gambians truly cherish the values of the republic.

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 11:04:42 GMT
Presidents of Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire in Guinea for Talks With Junta
[Nation] The presidents of Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire are in Conakry to hold talks with the Guinean military leaders, a day after the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) imposed sanctions on the junta.

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 09:46:43 GMT
Guinea Coup Has Left Regional Body With Limited Options. but There Are Some
[The Conversation Africa] The resurgence of power-seeking militaries in west Africa poses a serious threat to the hard-earned democratic progress made in the region since the early 1990s. The recent military coup in Guinea was the third in the region...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:05:06 GMT
ECOWAS Imposes Travel Ban, Freezes Assets of Guinea Coup-Makers
[GhanaToday] The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday imposed a travel ban and froze the financial assets of the National Committee for Reconciliation and Development (CNRD) for overthrowing Guinea's constitutionally elected...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 05:02:30 GMT
ECOWAS Imposes Sanctions on Guinea, Wants Elections in 6 Months
[DW] Regional leaders from the ECOWAS group of countries have called for elections in Guinea following a military coup. It is the second country in the region now under the rule of a junta.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 04:37:06 GMT
Health Authorities Declare End of Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak
[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville/Conakry -- Guinea today declared the end of the Marburg virus disease outbreak having recorded no new cases over the past 42 days--two incubation periods, or the time between infection and the onset of symptoms. The virus was c...

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 07:44:45 GMT
ECOWAS Sanctions Guinea Coup Leaders
[East African] The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has imposed targeted sanctions on the leaders of the military juntas in Guinea and Mali, a move aimed at forcing the rapid return of the countries to democratic rule.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 14:31:08 GMT
Troubling Emergence of New Domino Effect - Unpopular Constitution Changes to Popular Coup?
[Observer] The Mano River Union countries has the history of imitating each other and when Ivory Coast changed its constitution it was not long Guinea did and now Guinea has a military take over and the people are dancing while the main opposition ha...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:32:40 GMT
ECOWAS Heads of State Hold Extraordinary Summit in Accra to Discuss Political Situation in Guinea
[Ghanaian Times] The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are scheduled to hold an extraordinary summit in Accra today to discuss the political situation in Guinea.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:05:39 GMT
Proffer Durable Solutions to Guinea, Mali Crisis - - President Akufo-Addo Urges ECOWAS Leaders
[GhanaToday] Ghana's President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged leaders of ECOWAS to make informed decisions on Guinea's political crisis as it will have long-term consequences for the stability and the defence of the democratic values of the ...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 04:51:48 GMT
We Must Turn This Dangerous Coup Into a Chance for Renewal
[African Arguments] A coup was never the solution to the nation's problems. But with the right pressure, the Guinean people can turn this moment into an opportunity.



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