Ahmed Sékou Touré and the war of memory in Guinea
Forty years after his death, Ahmed Sékou Touré, the father of Guinea's independence, is more popular than ever. For young people across West Africa in search of a hero, Sékou Touré could…
‘Coup attempt’ deepens Guinea-Bissau’s unrest
Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo returned in a huff from the COP28 climate conference in Dubai after what he says was an attempted coup. The African Union has expressed concern over Embalo's…
The cocoa connection: How ‘brown gold’ is smuggled between Ivory Coast, Liberia and Guinea
As the world's top cocoa producer, Ivory Coast faces many challenges – first and foremost the fight against illegal smuggling of this "brown gold". Some cocoa farmers consider the prices set by…
Guinea’s opposition candidate Diallo in capital for campaign’s final stretch
Supporters of the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG) greet the candidate of the opposition party Cellou Dalein Diallo in Conakry. Diallo has just returned from an election tour in the…
Guinea presidential election: Alpha Conde again?
Incumbent Alpha Conde is set to run for a third term in Guinea despite the legal questions arising from the move. The opposition does not seem to know how to deal with…
Guinean singer Mory Kante dies at 70
The Yeke Yeke singer who brought West African music to the world in the 1980s has died in his native Guinea. His son said the coronavirus travel restrictions prevented him from travelling…
After two months of protests, Guinea heads into a fraught election year
For the past two months, Guinean opposition supporters have been protesting a new draft constitution that could allow President Alpha Conde to remain in power for a third term. Some 20 people…
Heavy surveillance in Chinese mosques and a reforestation project in Guinea
Heavy surveillance in Chinese mosques and a reforestation project in Guinea…
Guinea court jails protest leaders for up to twelve months
Guinea court jails protest leaders for up to twelve months.…
Guinea opposition trial: eight opposition leaders accused of organising protests
Guinea opposition trial: eight opposition leaders accused of organising protests…
Guinea: Several killed in protests against new constitution
Guinea's continued crackdown on opposition protests led to several deaths on Monday. Police opened fire on demonstrators opposing a new constitution that could allow President Alpha Conde to run for a third…