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Guinea opposition threatens to block polls

Agence France-PresseMay 21, 2013 06:45

Guinea's opposition has threatened to prevent parliamentary elections taking place on June 30 unless the South African company responsible for managing the electoral roll is replaced, its leader said. Cellou Dalein Diallo, head of the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG), said late Monday that his party wanted Waymark and its local partner dropped in favour of "another operator selected on the basis of an international tender". "If this is not the case, we will not boycott the elections, but will prevent them outright," he said, without elaborating.

At least three killed in violent Guinea election protest

Thomson ReutersMay 7, 2013 11:06

CONAKRY (Reuters) - At least three people died on Friday on the second day of violent street protests that have swept the Guinean capital over the organization of delayed legislative elections, witnesses and officials said. Guinea's opposition parties have accused President Alpha Conde, who took office in 2010 following Guinea's first democratic transfer of power since 1958, of trying to rig the polls in the world's largest bauxite exporter.

At least two shot dead in fresh Guinea violence

Agence France-PresseMay 3, 2013 19:15

At least two people were shot dead Friday in Conakry during fresh clashes between Guinean police and opposition protestors, a hospital source and an opposition official said. "Three of our supporters were shot dead Friday in Conakry," senior opposition official Cellou Dalein Diallo told AFP. A medic at a hospital in Conakry was able to confirm two deaths. The troubled west African nation's opposition, protesting against a "unilateral" government decision to stage long-delayed legislative elections on June 30, had already clashed with police on Thursday.

UN Security Council worried by 'volatile' Guinea

Agence France-PresseApril 29, 2013 17:45

The UN Security Council on Monday expressed concern over "volatile" events in Guinea in the runup to a bitterly contested election in June. The 15-nation council "deplored" the latest in a series of deadly clashes in the West African nation that have heightened political tensions. International fears have grown since police opened fire on demonstrators on Thursday, killing one teenager and wounding other people. The Security Council expressed "concern over the volatile situation," said a council statement.

One dead, five wounded in Guinea anti-govt demo

Agence France-PresseApril 25, 2013 15:45

Guinean police shot dead a teenager Thursday when it opened fire on protesters marching against a government decision to hold a long-delayed election in June, a hospital source said. The 16-year-old was killed in front of his home in an opposition stronghold area of the capital Conakry as security forces chased demonstrators returning from an opposition rally, the source told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity. "The crackdown led to five people receiving gunshot wounds who were cared for in various health centres and clinics throughout the city," the source added.

Guinea detains official from Israeli miner in corruption probe

Thomson ReutersApril 21, 2013 14:30

CONAKRY (Reuters) - Authorities in Guinea have detained a senior official with the local unit of Israeli mining firm BSG Resources (BSGR) and are questioning him over corruption allegations, an official familiar with the case said on Sunday. Ibrahima Sory Toure, a vice president in Guinea of Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz's mining company, was taken into custody by police on Friday.

One dead in Guinea election protests - government spokesman

Thomson ReutersApril 19, 2013 11:45

CONAKRY (Reuters) - One man has died from wounds suffered during clashes in the Guinean capital of Conakry between security forces and demonstrators protesting against preparations for a long-delayed parliamentary election, a government spokesman said on Friday. Damantang Albert Camara said more than 15 others were wounded, including four from gunshots, during Thursday's protests sparked by President Alpha Conde's decision last week to fix June 30 as the date for the ballot.

Guinean police clash with protesters over election fears

Thomson ReutersApril 18, 2013 13:50

By Saliou Samb CONAKRY (Reuters) - At least one person was shot and wounded during clashes in the Guinean capital Conakry on Thursday between riot police and youths protesting against the government's preparations for a long-delayed parliamentary election, witnesses said. President Alpha Conde last week unilaterally called the election for June 30 without agreeing to opposition demands that the government allow the mostly pro-opposition diaspora to vote, and strip South Africa's Waymark of its contract to manage the voter list.

U.S. arrests man linked to Israeli tycoon in Africa graft probe

Thomson ReutersApril 15, 2013 21:45

By David Rohde and Clara Ferreira-Marques NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - FBI agents have arrested a man who worked as a representative of Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz' operations in Guinea, as part of a U.S. probe into alleged corruption in the mineral-rich West African country.

Guinea opposition to relaunch protests over new election date

Thomson ReutersApril 15, 2013 10:32

By Saliou Samb CONAKRY (Reuters) - Guinea's opposition said it would stage protests this week against the president's decision to hold parliamentary elections in June, raising the risk of more bloodshed after violent demonstrations last month. The vote is meant to complete a transition to civilian rule in the mineral-rich country after a 2008 military coup and could unlock hundreds of millions of dollars in European aid.