Fuel shortages grip Conakry after deadly oil storage blast
Conakry, GuineaReuters Guineans should brace for power cuts, the government has warned, as the country grapples with the aftermath of a deadly explosion at an oil terminal in the capital Conakry that destroyed fuel tanks and forced hundreds to flee damaged homes. Fourteen people were killed and 190 injured in the blast at the West […]
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 […]
Survivors of Guinea stadium massacre recount horrors as trial unfolds
Conakry, Guinea Reuters Survivors who were beaten and raped during a massacre in a stadium in Guinea in 2009 are hoping to finally see justice and let the world know the pain they have been carrying as the trial of 11 suspects unfolds in the West African nation. More than 150 people were trampled, clubbed […]
West Africa: Coups show limits of diplomacy, opening door to new players
In the wake of a series of coups in West Africa, AARON ROSS and DAVID LEWIS, of Reuters, look at the wider context…
“An epidemic” of coups, UN chief laments, urging Security Council to act
United NationsReuters UN chief Antonio Guterres assailed what he called “an epidemic of coup d’états” on Tuesday and urged the Security Council to act to effectively deter them as the 15-member body prepared to discuss the military takeover in Sudan. “The Sudanese people has shown very clearly their intense desire for reform and democracy,” the […]
“Serious decisions”: West African leaders to hold summit on Guinea coup
Dakar, SenegalReuters 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, […]
“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 […]
Elite Guinea army unit says it has toppled President
Conakry, GuineaReuters Special forces soldiers appeared on Sunday to have ousted Guinea’s long-serving President, telling the nation they had dissolved its government and constitution and closed its land and air borders. As the United Nations condemned any takeover by force and the West African region’s economic bloc threatened reprisals, the elite army unit’s head, Mamady […]
Snapshot: Fields, Guinea
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