Tag: Guinea
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Guinea holds talks in Conakry to prepare transition back to civil rule
Guinea holds talks in Conakry to prepare transition back to civil rule
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Ugly Street Dance in Conakry – Chidi Amuta
By Chidi Amuta Recent footage from the Guinean capital of Conakry is not good. Following last week’s coup that toppled the government of Alpha Conde, spontaneous jubilations and wild elation prompted excited mobs to troop out in street song and dance. They were celebrating the overthrow of a government that they ought to be defending;…
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Guinea Needs A Bitter Pill. But Will Africa Find It? – Azu Ishiekwene
Azu Ishiekwene Zambia’s peaceful and orderly election in August offered a glimmer of hope that Africa’s story might be changing. For the third time in three decades, an opposition leader defeated the sitting president sending a message to the world that the continent may not be the incumbent’s lair after all. Opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema,…
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Coup: Like ECOWAS, African Union suspends Guinea
Guinea’s ruling military came under diplomatic pressure on Friday as the African Union suspended the country over last weekend’s coup and West African envoys arrived to mediate in the crisis.
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Guinea: Four coups in few months dangerous trend for Africa – Osinbajo
The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has called for stricter measures taken against nations where military takes over government by force.
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BREAKING: ECOWAS suspends Guinea over military coup
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Guinea’s membership following the military coup that overthrew President Alpha Conde over the weekend, Burkina Faso’s Foreign Minister Alpha Barry said on Wednesday. The leaders of the bloc also demanded Conde’s release from military custody, and will send a high-level delegation to Guinea on Thursday,…
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ECOWAS to hold extraordinary summit on Guinean coup
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an extraordinary summit on Guinea on Thursday, according to a staff memo. The summit comes in the wake of a coup that ousted the 11 year-old government of President Alpha Conde on Sunday. Coup leader Col. Mamady Doumbouya has dissolved Conde’s cabinet and suspended the…
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Army coup leaders in Guinea summon ministers after Conde’s ouster
Army coup leaders in Guinea summon ministers after Conde’s ouster
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U.S. condemns military seizure of power in Guinea
U.S. condemns military seizure of power in Guinea
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Guinea’s World Cup qualifier postponed in coup aftermath
Football governing bodies FIFA and CAF have postponed Monday’s 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match involving Guinea and visiting Morocco. The decision to postpone the game is as a result of Sunday’s coup d’etat in the west African country, as well as the reported detention of its president, Alpha Conde. “The current political and security…