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Guinea replaces interior minister after protest deaths

May 28, 2013 08:45
CONAKRY (Reuters) - President Alpha Conde has replaced his security minister with a career policeman, Guinea state television said, to tackle sustained unrest over the preparation of a legislative election the opposition fears will be rigged. Opposition street protests began in March over the plan to proceed with the June 30 vote. Police have killed 12 protesters since Thursday and more than 50 overall in turmoil testing investor confidence in the world's largest bauxite exporter.

Six dead in latest Guinea riots

Agence France-PresseMay 26, 2013 07:15
At least six people were killed and dozens wounded on Saturday in the third straight day of riots pitting local residents against police in the Guinean capital Conakry. Deadly violence has erupted in recent weeks in the west African nation, where opposition activists have accused President Alpha Conde of seeking to rig elections planned for June 30. Saturday's clashes erupted when police raided several neighbourhoods of the capital seen as pro-opposition, witnesses said.

Guinea opposition protest turns violent

Agence France-PresseMay 2, 2013 17:30
At least 21 people, including five members of the Guinean security forces, were wounded Thursday when violence broke out during an opposition march in Conakry, the government said. "At least five members of the security forces were wounded, including one who was stabbed," a government statement said, adding that several vehicles were also set on fire. Mamadou Alpha Barry, spokesman for the paramilitary gendarmerie, said two gendarmes and two policemen were in critical condition.

Clashes as Guinea police crack down on protest

Agence France-PresseApril 18, 2013 12:16
Guinea security forces clashed with protesters on Thursday as they tried to break up a rally against a government decision to hold a long-delayed election in June, leaving a number of people injured. An AFP journalist at the scene counted at least 25 injured, and saw several people, including opposition officials, arrested in the latest protest against the legislative election to turn violent.

Guinea sets long-delayed legislative polls for June 30

April 14, 2013 16:01
Guinea will hold its first legislative elections in more than a decade on June 30, according to a presidential decree, after repeated delays sparked deadly protests in the west African nation. The elections should have taken place six months after Alpha Conde became president in December 2010 in what was considered Guinea's first democratic vote. However the polls were repeatedly postponed amid opposition claims they would not be free and transparent.

Guinea urges calm after anti-government protest turns violent

February 28, 2013 09:00
By Saliou Samb CONAKRY, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Authorities in Guinea called for calm on Thursday after more than 100 people were injured in clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces in the capital Conakry. The government is preparing for a long-delayed parliamentary election the opposition fears will be rigged. "We call on the population to remain calm," said government spokesman Damantang Albert Camara. "The street is not the place to resolve political disagreements."

CORRECTED-Guinea security forces clash with protesters

February 27, 2013 11:45
(Corrects to remove reference to live ammunition) * Dozens wounded in running clashes * Demonstrators say election preparations flawed * Guinea is world's top bauxite supplier By Saliou Samb CONAKRY, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Guinea security forces fired teargas at thousands of rock-throwing anti-government protesters in the seaside capital Conakry on Wednesday in clashes that wounded more than two dozen people, sources said.

Guinea police clash with youths as strike begins

February 19, 2013 15:30
* Authorities say youths threw stones at cars * Protests rumble ahead of parliament election * Vote seen as test of president's democratic mettle By Saliou Samb CONAKRY, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Security forces clashed with youths throwing stones in Guinea's capital on Tuesday as opponents of President Alpha Conde began a nationwide strike to demand a corruption-free election.

Guinea opposition postpones protests to allow mourning

February 13, 2013 11:45
CONAKRY, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Guinean opposition parties have agreed to postpone national protests against what they say are flawed preparations for legislative elections, following the death of the country's army chief and 10 others in a plane crash. The government declared three days of national mourning after the crash near the Liberian capital Monrovia on Monday which killed General Souleymane Kelefa Diallo, a close ally of President Alpha Conde.
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