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EU prepares sanctions, arms embargo for Guinea
The EU is preparing to impose an arms embargo and visa ban to punish Guinea’s rulers for a massacre at a pro-democracy rally, an official said.
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Guinea PM vows to cooperate with UN massacre probe
Guinea Prime Minister Kabine Komara has pledged to back a UN-led inquiry into a bloody crackdown on an opposition rally by security forces.
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US backs Guinea arms embargo
The US on Tuesday said it ”strongly supports” a West African arms embargo against Guinea.
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Guinea pledges to cooperate with UN inquiry
Guinea’s isolated military junta has pledged to cooperate with a UN inquiry into a massacre of opposition demonstrators last month.
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Guinea ministers resign over bloody rally
Two Cabinet ministers in Guinea resigned in the aftermath of a bloody rally last month where soldiers fired on pro-democracy demonstrators.
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Guinea junta lifts protest ban
Guinea’s ruling military junta, facing rising international pressure, has lifted its ban on public demonstrations.
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ICC prosecutor to examine Guinea killings
The prosecutor of the ICC said on Thursday he was investigating last month’s deadly crackdown on Captain Moussa Dadis Camara.
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Nigeria calls special summit on Guinea crisis
Nigeria’s president on Tuesday called for a summit of heads of state of Ecowas to find a solution for the political crises in Guinea and Niger.
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Amnesty calls for freeze of arms supplies to Guinea
Amnesty International on Thursday urged all countries to halt arms supplies to Guinea following the September 28 massacre of opposition protesters.
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Tensions in Guinea junta as isolation grows
A dispute broke out at the head of Guinea’s military government late on Wednesday after a junta leader sought to arrest a military officer.
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Guinea junta announces probe into deadly crackdown
Guinea’s ruling junta has appointed an independent commission to investigate a deadly crackdown on opposition protestors.
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Soldiers accused of rape after Guinea massacre
Women caught up in a massacre of opposition protesters in Guinea alleged on Monday they had been raped by soldiers behind the bloodbath.
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Guinea: A country blighted by its ‘sick army’
The Guinean army that turned a peaceful demonstration into a bloodbath is powerful and difficult to reform while it holds power, analysts say.
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Guinea’s junta leader calls for probe into massacre
Guinea’s military ruler has asked for a UN-backed probe after junta forces massacred more than 150 people.
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Guinea struggles to break strongman curse
International action may be needed to prevent the tensions behind Guinea’s crackdown on anti-government protests from igniting regional instability.
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Guinea bans mass gatherings after stadium bloodbath
Guinea on Wednesday banned "subversive" gatherings as it announced two days of national mourning after troops killed at least 157 people.
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Guinea under fire after scores killed in opposition crackdown
International condemnation mounted on Tuesday after security forces in Guinea shot dead at least 87 protesters.
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Guns fired as opposition gather in Guinea capital
Guinea’s forces fired live ammunition into the air on Monday as hundreds of opposition supporters gathered in the country’s capital, witnesses said.
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Guinean soldiers accused of human rights abuses
Guinea’s new military junta must rein in soldiers who have carried out armed robbery, extortion and rape, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
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EU imposes aid conditions on Guinea junta
The EU on Monday proposed talks with the ruling junta in Guinea, hoping to encourage the introduction of the rule of law.
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Guinea coup leader names civilian prime minister
Coup leaders in Guinea named a civilian banker as prime minister, making good on a key promise a week after seizing power.
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Guinea junta woos critics, praises late dictator
Guinea’s new military junta was to hold meetings with Guineans and members of the diplomatic community Saturday in a bid to woo public and
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Guinean president to be buried as junta takes over
Former president Lansana Conte was to be buried on Friday as Guinea adjusted to the rule of the military junta that has seized control.
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Guinea soldiers attempt coup after president dies
Mutinous Guinean soldiers launched a coup attempt on Tuesday hours after the death was announced of long-serving President Lansana Conte.
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Guinea’s long-time military ruler Conte dead at 74
Guinea’s President Lansana Conte, who ruled the West African nation with an iron fist for 24 years, has died after a reign marked by repression.
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Guinea announces death of dictator Lansana Conte
Guinea’s long-ruling dictator, Lansana Conte, died after a lengthy illness, the head of the National Assembly announced early on Tuesday.
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Opposition slams delay to Guinea’s first free vote
Guinea’s opposition leaders have slammed the electoral commission’s decision to postpone the country’s first free elections since independence.
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Guinea to speed up review of mine contracts
Guinea, the world’s top bauxite exporter, will speed up a mining-contracts review, the country’s finance minister says.
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Guineans ready, government not
Planned elections likely to be postponed by a prime minister installed without consultation, a move likely to compromise economic revival.
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Guinea calm after deaths during police strike
Guinea’s capital was calm on Wednesday as soldiers secured the streets after breaking up a strike by disgruntled police that left at least four dead.
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New Sierra Leone leader to boost regional ties
Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma on Friday embarked on his first foreign trip since taking office this week, heading to neighbouring Guinea and Liberia to promote ties damaged by more than a decade of war. The former insurance executive was sworn in on Monday within hours of being declared winner of a run-off election.
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Guinea joins African states seeking nuclear power
Guinea will start talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency on a nuclear energy programme after the discovery of uranium this month, becoming the latest African state seeking a nuclear solution to power shortages. The poor West African nation announced at the start of August that Australian miner Murchison United had discovered commercially viable deposits of uranium.
