“Dangerous rhetoric” as Conde seeks third presidential term in Guinea
SALIOU SAMB GUINEANS head to the polls on Sunday in a tense election in which octogenarian President Alpha Conde is seeking to extend his rule into a third term, drawing fierce criticism from opponents who say he is breaking the law by running again. Conde became the West African country's first democratically elected leader in 2010, bringing hope of progress after years of dictatorship and military rule. Critics say he has carried on that authoritarian tradition with deadly crackdowns on dissent and neglect of the ordinary citizen. Voters in a March referendum approved changes to the constitution that Conde argues…