Conakry, Guinea

According to initial reports 101 people have been injured and two killed in the Guinean capital Conakry since 26 May when military officers...

In a move which could potentially plunge Guinea into political and social turmoil, President Lansana Conté sacked his internationally-backed prime...

The day after Guinea’s powerful trade unions put on hold a general strike aimed at pushing the government to improve living conditions, Guineans woke...

Guinea’s powerful trade union groups are considering whether to go ahead with a general strike at the end of March and risk a government crackdown,...

Authorities in Guinea have withdrawn the appeal case against Elhaji Momodou Sylla, a prominent Conakry businessman, this paper can confirm. The high...

After the sun sets on the streets of the Guinean capital, Conakry, children drift by darkened storefronts and settle into nooks between...

The sacking of a key reformist politician, and moves by President Lansana Conté to reassert control over the government, have confirmed fears that...

For the first time ever in Guinea, professors have been suspended on charges of corruption and students have been fined or jailed for cheating in...

In one of the poorest and most volatile neighbourhoods of Conakry new solar-panelled street lights line a boulevard for nearly three kilometres, the...

Guinean soldiers warn they could stage fresh protests within weeks if the government fails to meet demands that were at the centre of military-led...