The main opponent of Guinea’s head of state in the country’s recent presidential election on Sunday called for a general strike Monday in the capital Conakry after Alpha Conde was declared the winner. It was a question of “protesting against the electoral ‘hold-up’ and of demanding respect for the truth of the ballot boxes”, Cellou […]

Guinea’s opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo declared Monday, without waiting for official results, that he had won a presidential election against incumbent Alpha Conde, who is seeking a controversial third term. Speaking at a press conference in the capital Conakry a day after the hotly contested first-round vote, Diallo said he had emerged “victorious” despite […]

Ballots are being counted in Guinea’s presidential election as the incumbent, 82-year-old Alpha Condé, who seeks a controversial third term. Provisional results must be announced 72 hours after the closure of polling stations, according to the electoral law. Candidates will then have eight days to lodge appeals failure to which the final results will be […]

Guinean President Alpha Conde is bidding for a third term in Sunday’s presidential election after nearly 10 years in power. Here is a recap of the key dates of Conde’s presidency. – 2010: Conde is elected – In November 2010 Guinea votes in its first democratic election since independence in 1958 and after decades of […]

Fatou Conte and Diabate Famoro, two low-income workers in Guinea’s bustling seaside capital Conakry, are divided on President Alpha Conde’s economic success, just one illustration of the controversy over his bid for a third term. The 82-year-old is running in Sunday’s election in the West African state after having won two past ballots partly on promises […]