Guinea

In Guinea, the end of the trial for the September 28 massacre is nearing. Delayed by several weeks due to Eid and debates on reclassifying the crimes as against humanity, this is one of the final stages of the trial that has just begun. Yesterday (Monday), confrontations started. Some defendants took the stand. Defendants whose accounts vary on key aspects of the case.

Forty neighborhoods in Conakry were plunged into darkness after a fire at the capital's power plant and the rupture of a cable. Prior to this, Guinea also faced a shortage of fuel after the explosion at the main oil depot in December. However, these issues are just the latest in a long series of problems that have persisted for decades.

Accidents have been linked in recent weeks in several gold mines in Guinea. On March 1, more than a dozen people died in the collapse of a gallery in the Kounsitel area, in the north of the country. RFI was able to visit a handicraft gold-plating place near…

It is a terrible demand from the Guinean political class: to finally be associated with the transition process. Since the coup in September, many parties have felt neglected. The Minister of Territorial Administration therefore received them all this week to…

In Guinea, six months after the coup that overthrew Alpha Condé, the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution has decided to carry the vote of the victims of the old regime. A first meeting took place at the organization's headquarters yesterday,…

In Guinea, the authorities have been receiving political actors since Monday afternoon to prepare for Assizes, which starts on March 22. Today, the Ministry of Territorial Administration received five coalitions of political parties. These consultations also…

In Guinea, a few weeks before Ramadan, in a country that is more than 85% Muslim, women challenged the head of state, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, about the high cost of living and suffering in the household basket, on March 8. The head of state immediately urged…

In Guinea, the renewal of the Supreme Judicial Council is contrary to the appointment of one of its members. The Magistrates' Association criticizes "sneaky negotiations" that govern the election of some of its members. These pressures come from the…

Guinea's justice has issued an international arrest warrant against Sékou Koundouno, an active member of civil society who is also responsible for the planning and strategy of the FNDC, the front that opposed Alpha Condé's third term. He is charged with conspiracy to commit criminal activity, arson, disturbing the state through massacres, destruction and looting, and participation in a rebellious…

After their initial defeat against the host country Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo won against Cape Verde and was revived in Group A in Afrobasket 2021, in Kigali. Identical dynamics for the Central African Republic, winning in the final seconds against Guinea in pool B. The Congolese reacted well. After Rwandan bang…