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Apr
10
2022
By The African Mirror
Guinea’s ousted ex-president returns from medical trip

Guinea’s ousted ex-president returns from medical trip

NEWS
GUINEA'S former president, Alpha Conde, ousted in a military coup in September, returned to the country after a trip to the United Arab Emirates for a medical check-up, the interim government said. Conde, 84, who is under house arrest in Guinea but is allowed to receive visitors, left the West African nation in January after the junta allowed him to travel on medical grounds. "The former president will remain in Guinea for as long as his health permits", the junta said in a late-night statement read on national television. "His integrity and dignity will always be respected." Guinea's coup was…
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Sep
19
2021
By The African Mirror
Defiant junta rejects pressure to let Conde leave Guinea

Defiant junta rejects pressure to let Conde leave Guinea

NEWS
SALIOU SAMB GUINEA’S military junta has refused to bow to regional pressure and allow President Alpha Conde, detained since his overthrow on September 5, to leave the country. On Friday Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara and Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo paid a one-day visit to Conakry to ask coup leader Mamady Doumbouya, a special forces commander and former French Legionnaire, for Conde's release. Ouattara had been hoping to leave Guinea with Conde, a senior regional government official told Reuters. "The former president is and remains in Guinea. We will not yield to any pressure," the junta said in a statement…
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Sep
17
2021
By The African Mirror
IMF says closely monitoring situation in Guinea after coup

IMF says closely monitoring situation in Guinea after coup

BUSINESS
THE International Monetary Fund said it is closely monitoring the situation in Guinea after a military coup that ousted President Alpha Conde on September 5, and urged a peaceful resolution. IMF spokesman Gerry Rice said the global lender had completed fifth and sixth reviews of its programs there in December and provided assistance to help the West African country to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. "Events are unfolding there. We're closely monitoring it, and urging a peaceful resolution as soon as possible," Rice told a regular IMF briefing.
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Sep
16
2021
By The African Mirror
West African leaders to hold summit on Guinea coup

West African leaders to hold summit on Guinea coup

NEWS
COOPER INVEEN WEST African leaders will meet on Thursday to decide how to respond to the coup in Guinea and how to pressure the junta leaders to return the country to constitutional rule, Ghana's foreign minister said. The 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned the putsch that overthrew President Alpha Conde, the third coup in West and Central Africa since April. The bloc suspended Guinea from the decision-making bodies of the organisation last week and sent a mission to meet the coup leaders on Friday. Ghanaian Foreign Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, who chairs the ECOWAS council…
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Sep
11
2021
By The African Mirror
Regional envoys meet Guinea junta

Regional envoys meet Guinea junta

NEWS
SALIOU SAMB A delegation from West Africa's main political and economic bloc has met Guinea's ousted president Alpha Conde and members of the junta that overthrew him, hoping to steer the country back toward a civilian-led, constitutional regime. Conde, who had been in power since 2010, has been detained by the junta, the National Rally and Development Committee (CNRD), since it staged the coup last Sunday. "We met the members of the CNRD. We also met the former head of state," Jean-Claude Brou, the president of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission, told reporters in the capital…
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Sep
10
2021
By The African Mirror
Guinea junta freezes govt accounts

Guinea junta freezes govt accounts

NEWS
SALIOU SAMB GUINEA'S military junta, which seized power over the weekend, has ordered the central bank and other banks to freeze all government accounts. On Sunday a group of special forces soldiers said they ousted President Alpha Conde over concerns about poverty and endemic corruption. The banking freeze was aimed at "securing state assets", a junta spokesman announced on the national broadcaster. "This includes public administrative and commercial establishments in all ministries and the presidency, presidential programmes and projects, members of the outgoing government as well as senior officials and administrators of state financial institutions," the spokesman said. A mining…
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Sep
07
2021
By The African Mirror
Guinea bauxite prices rise after coup, mines report no immediate impact

Guinea bauxite prices rise after coup, mines report no immediate impact

BUSINESS
HELEN REID PRICES for aluminium ore bauxite from Guinea hit their highest in almost 18 months in top metals consumer China on Monday as buyers fretted about supply after a coup in the West African country, though no mines reported any disruption. Guinea is the world's second-biggest producer of the raw material that is refined into alumina, a substance used to make aluminium metal, and is the top supplier to China. Guinean bauxite for delivery to China was last assessed by Asian MetaL at $50.50 a tonne, up 1% from Friday and the highest since March 16 last year. Prices…
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Dec
16
2020
By The African Mirror
Guinea President Conde vows to tackle corruption during third term

Guinea President Conde vows to tackle corruption during third term

NEWS
SALIOU SAMB GUINEA President Alpha Conde promised on Tuesday to tackle corruption among senior officials during his third term, with policies aimed at helping the poor in the minerals-rich nation whom he described as victims of bureaucratic neglect. At a swearing-in ceremony in Conakry after his victory in the bitterly-contested Oct. 18 presidential election, the 82-year-old Conde said he planned to govern the West African nation of nearly 13 million people in a different way. "During the last two mandates, I noticed that the poor anonymous people in villages were abandoned by ministers and senior civil servants," Conde said in…
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Nov
10
2020
By The African Mirror
China offers backing to Guinea president after disputed election

China offers backing to Guinea president after disputed election

NEWS
CHINA offered its backing to Guinea's President Alpha Conde, congratulating him on his re-election despite accusations from the opposition of fraud during the vote in the major bauxite producer. "China and Guinea are good friends," Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a regular news briefing. "We value our tradition of friendship and stand ready to work with the Guinean side to further advance our comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership to achieve benefits to our two peoples." China has mining interests in Guinea in iron ore and bauxite, used for making steel and aluminium respectively. China is the top world producer…
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Oct
25
2020
By The African Mirror
Guinea’s Conde wins presidency with 59.5% of vote

Guinea’s Conde wins presidency with 59.5% of vote

NEWS
GUINEA’S President Alpha Conde won the October 18 election with 59.5% of the vote, according to a full preliminary tally from the election commission on Saturday. The victory, which requires confirmation by the Constitutional Court, gives a third term in office to the 82-year-old Conde after a bitterly fought election in which the opposition said he had no right to participate. Conde says a constitutional referendum in March reset his two-term limit, but opponents say he is breaking the law by holding onto power. Results were announced in batches in recent days and already showed Conde with an unassailable lead,…
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