- 29 April, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityGuinea
West African leaders set deadlines for ‘recalcitrant’ coup-hit states
By Cooper Inveen ACCRA (Reuters) -West Africa's main political and economic bloc said on Friday it would give Mali's military transitional government 12 to 16 months to arrange elections and…
Factbox-Recent coups in West and Central Africa
By Aaron Ross DAKAR (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's military appeared to seize power on Monday by arresting President Roch Kabore after mutinying in demand for greater resources in the fight…
Guinea junta brushes off impact of ECOWAS sanctions
CONAKRY (Reuters) - The leader of Guinea's recent coup told a delegation of West African leaders he was not concerned about new sanctions imposed by the regional bloc to pressure…
Guinea junta says it will not bow to pressure to let president leave
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Guinea's military junta said on Friday it would not bow to pressure from regional leaders to allow President Alpha Conde, whom it detained during a coup earlier…
West African bloc imposes sanctions on Guinea junta
ACCRA (Reuters) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) imposed sanctions against the junta in Guinea on Thursday and demanded they return the country to constitutional rule within…
‘Serious decisions’: West African leaders to hold summit on Guinea coup
By Cooper Inveen DAKAR (Reuters) - West African leaders will meet on Thursday to decide how to respond to the coup in Guinea and how to pressure the junta leaders…
Guinea opposition leader says he’s open to participate in transition following coup
By Bate Felix DAKAR (Reuters) - Guinea's main opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo, a long-standing rival of deposed President Alpha Conde, said on Tuesday that he and his party were…
Kremlin says it hopes Guinea coup won’t hurt Russian business interests
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday it was closely following the political situation in Guinea after a military coup there and that it hoped Russian business interests in…
West Africa bloc to hold extraordinary summit on Guinea -staff memo
ABUJA (Reuters) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an extraordinary summit on Guinea on Thursday, according to a staff memo shared with Reuters. Special forces…
Russian aluminium giant says could recall personnel from Guinea if crisis worsens
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Rusal said on Monday it aimed to keep its three major bauxite mines and one alumina refinery in Guinea operating after the military coup there, but…
Factbox-Guinea’s top minerals at risk after coup
LONDON (Reuters) - Guinea's special forces on Sunday ousted the West African country's president, raising the political and operational risk for its minerals, which include bauxite, diamonds, iron ore and…
Soldiers say Guinea constitution, gov’t dissolved in apparent coup
CONAKRY (Reuters) - Soldiers who staged an uprising in Guinea's capital on Sunday said in a short broadcast on the West African nation's state television that they have dissolved the…
