Alpha Conde lost his wife, Djéné Kaba, the former first lady of Guinea, as a result of an illness, according to reports. A real shock for the former Guinean president, overthrown on September 5, 2021 during a putsch led by the military junta in power. In a statement, the president …
Read More »Ex-Guinea PM bail ruling due over alleged corruption
A court in Guinea will rule on Tuesday on whether a former prime minister and three ex-cabinet members charged with economic crimes will be released on bail. the BBC reports. Ibrahima Fofana and the other top officials of the ousted government of President Alpha Condé were detained on 6 April …
Read More »Guinea: coup leader appoints new Prime Minister
A few days after taking the oath, the head of the coup d’état in Guinea which overthrew former president Alpha Condé appointed a new prime minister. The appointment of Mr Mohamed Béavogui was announced on Wednesday in a decree read on public television. The Guinean presidency has tweeted :“The President …
Read More »ECOWAS due to hold a summit on Guinea coup
The leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) must hold a summit to find a solution to the Guinean coup that overthrew President Alpha Condé. The Ecowas leaders will meet on Thursday to decide how to respond to the coup and how to pressure the junta leaders …
Read More »Guinea: coup leaders announce reopening of borders
The putschists in Guinea have announced the gradual reopening of borders with neighbouring countries in a statement read on national TV. Some of the borders have been closed since last week’s coup and others for months beforehand. The Sierra Leonean border, which was ordered to close by President Alpha Condé …
Read More »Liberian former president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf condemns Guinea coup
In an interview granted to the British Broadcasting Channel (BBC), the former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf declared that she condemned the coup in Guinea. The former Head of State said she had great confidence in the West African economical and political bloc to find out a solution to the …
Read More »ECOWAS condemns coup in Guinea and orders the immediate release of Alpha Condé
The Economical Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Guinea’s membership on Wednesday following the military coup that ousted President Alpha Conde. During a virtual summit, leaders from the West African political and economical bloc demanded a return to the constitutional order and Conde’s immediate release. They also agreed to …
Read More »Yoweri Museveni condemns Guinean coup and calls on putschists to “get out”
Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni has condemned the military coup in Guinea. He called the coup leaders to get out and said that the takeover was a “step backwards”. “They should be told to get out because they are not the solution for the country,” Mr Museveni told France 24. “We …
Read More »Cameroon: following the Guinean coup, Paul Biya reschuffles the army
President Paul Biya proceeded early this Monday morning, to a large sweep at the level of the defense ministry. It comes just a day after the overthrow in Guinea of President Alpha Conde. From the Republican Guard, to the intelligence services, through the general staff and executives of the Ministry …
Read More »Who is Mamady Doumbouya, the head of the Guinean coup?
Special Forces Group Commander Colonel Mahamady Doumbouya confirmed the takeover of power from President Alpha Conde on Sunday on state TV and pledged to oversee a peaceful transition. Little is known about Col Doumbouya’s early life, except that he is a Malinke like President Conde and hails from Guinea’s eastern …
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