Guinea Orders Legal Proceedings Against Ousted President Conde
May 5, 2022 Guinea’s attorney general has ordered legal proceedings against ousted President Alpha Conde and 26 of his former officials over violence surrounding Conde’s disputed bid for a third…
W. Africa Coups Show Limits of Diplomacy, Opening Door to New Players
Jan. 27, 2022 Earlier this month, West African countries slapped tough economic sanctions on Mali to punish coup leaders seeking to extend their hold on power, and to halt a…
Mali, Guinea: We insist UN, EU, others support imposition of sanctions – OsinbajoÂ
Nov. 9, 2021 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS have insisted that other international bodies- the UN, EU, and…
ECOWAS EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT: NIGERIA, ECOWAS INSIST ON PROMPT TRANSITION TO CIVIL RULE IN GUINEA
Sept. 17, 2021 … Sub-regional leaders agree to freeze financial assets of new military junta Determined to ensure a prompt return of democratic rule to Guinea after the recent military…
ECOWAS resorts to sanctions over Guinea, Mali coups
Sept. 17, 2021 West Africa’s main regional bloc on Thursday imposed sanctions against the junta in Guinea and those slowing Mali’s post-coup transition – its toughest response yet to a…
Guinea junta tells central bank to freeze government accounts
Sept. 10, 2021 Guinea’s military junta, which seized power over the weekend, said on Thursday that it has ordered the central bank and other banks to freeze all government accounts….
Guinea junta consolidates takeover, names military governors
Sept. 7, 2021 The soldiers who seized power in Guinea over the weekend have consolidated their takeover with the installation of army officers at the top of Guinea’s eight regions…
ECOWAS to hold extraordinary summit on Guinea as coup leader promises transitional govt, politicians arrested
Sept. 7, 2021 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an extraordinary summit on Guinea on Thursday, according to a staff memo shared with Reuters. Special forces…
Army coup leaders summon Guinea ministers after Conde’s ouster
Sept 6, 2021 Soldiers who ousted Guinean President Alpha Conde summoned his ministers and top government officials to a meeting on Monday, a day after a coup which drew international…
Africa’s longest-ruling leaders: Guinea’s constitutional referendum could give President additional 12 year rule
President Alpha Conde of Guinea Guinea holds a constitutional referendum on Sunday that could allow President Alpha Conde to rule for 12 more years after his second term expires…