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Alpha Condé, a former student activist, trade unionist, radical publisher, lecturer, political prisoner and exiled opposition leader, finally took over the presidency of Guinea at 72. Sworn in on December 2nd 2010 before 13 African heads of state, Condé...
The new Guinean leader, Professor Alpha Conde, leaves Conakry on Sunday with a delegation to begin his first state visit that is to carry him to 4 African countries.
A Chinese delegation from the China International Water and Electric Corporation, specialized in the construction of thermal and hydroelectric plants, is presently in Conakry to try and sort out the power supply difficulties facing the Guinean capital...
The Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Tertius Zongo, has handed in his resignation and that of his government to President Blaise Compaore, official sources in Ouagadougou told APA on Thursday.
Clan violence is widespread in Papua New Guinea (PNG), where arguments over women, pigs and land can easily spiral into murder, mayhem and civil conflict.
About forty supporters of Alassane Dramane Ouattara, the Ivorian president-elect recognized by the international community after the November 28th presidential run-off, on Friday besieged the Ivorian embassy of in the Guinean capital Conakry, to deny...
The Prime Minister of the Transition in Guinea, Jean Marie Dore, has ordered the partial lifting of the state of emergency and partial opening of the country’s borders, in a move aimed at comforting citizens who have lately been subjected to drastic...
An international team of marine biologists has started a 20-day expedition to assess the health of the marine environment in part of the Coral Triangle, the world’s centre of marine biodiversity.
With military authorities having declared a state of emergency, Guineans face an anxious waiting period before confirmation of final results from the November 7th presidential elections by the Supreme Court.