Guinea oil terminal blast kills at least 13, fire largely contained
Conakry, GuienaReuters An explosion at an oil terminal in Guinea’s capital Conakry killed at least 13 people and injured 178 on Monday, the government said, as firefighters worked through the afternoon to fully extinguish the blaze. The blast at the West African nation’s main oil terminal rocked the Kaloum administrative district in downtown Conakry early […]
Guinea’s suppression of protests stokes anger as junta loses shine
Conakry, ReutersReuters With the acrid smell of burning tyres hanging in the air, Conakry resident Mariame Diallo pointed to blood splatters on a wall where she said her teenage brother was shot at close range during a protest against Guinea’s military government on 11th May. “I will never forgive those who killed him,” she said between […]
“Unattainable power”: the frustrations that drove Guinea’s coup leader
Dakar, SenegalReuters In 2016, Mamady Doumbouya, a commander in the Guinean army, asked his superiors if he could have ammunition to train his troops in marksmanship. He never received it, he said, because they feared he would use the rounds to launch a coup. Five years on, Doumbouya did just that. Prime Minister of Guinea […]