Guinea

Bissau-Guinea President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Wednesday reacted to the unilateral decision of the Conakry authorities to close the borders with Senegal, Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone. Ten days before the presidential election on 18 October 2020, Guinea is therefore closing its borders without the reason why this closure is officially known.…

Words that could lead to human rights violations, according to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Guinean campaign has been marked by tensions, with outgoing President Alpha Condé amending the constitution to allow him to run for a third term. In a statement, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, called on politicians, especially candidates for election, to refrain from nurturing ethnic divisions. She notes that calls for affiliation with society are increasingly widespread and…

Continuation of our series devoted to the Guinean economy during the October 18 presidential election. In Guinea, the "eTax" platform has just been launched to dematerialize the payment of taxes and facilitate taxpayer procedures. Main objectives: combating corruption, but also expanding and securing the tax base. Conakry is thus following in the footsteps of many countries on the continent, which have…

Continuation of our collection dedicated to the Guinean economic system through the October 18 presidential election. The nation has determined to accumulate biometric identification. Particularly, the previous inflexible paper identification card, which might be simply solid, can be changed by a brand new card containing the biometric info of people. An actual revolution in a rustic the place the…

Does Alpha Condé confirm that he is not seeking a presidency for life. Following an amendment to the constitution, the Guinean head of state is seeking a third presidency on October 18. But he says: "It is extraordinary that I am considered an anti-democratic dictator. I'm a Democrat. ” Alpha Condé says his past pleads for him. When asked about the ambition for a presidency for life, which his opponents lend him, he answers that he has been fighting for democracy for 44 years. "I spent time in prison during Sékou Touré. I…

Our nation has been plunged into a cycle of state violence that has gripped us for a decade now. State crimes committed under the current regime and the instrumentalisation of the ethnic divide that characterizes this regime constitute a real obstacle to national unity and social cohesion. Cellou Dalein Diallo, Guinea's presidential candidate RFI President Alpha Condé is a guest at RFI and France 24 this Tuesday. He will be at the microphone of Christophe Boisbouvier and Marc Perelman. An interview can be found on Tuesday…

Clashes broke out around the headquarters of the Union of Democratic Forces of the Guinea Party, UFDG on Sunday in Kankan in Upper Guinea. These clashes took place between opposition activists and sympathizers of the ruling party, these clashes testify to a harmful climate in the region. Facts took place late Sunday morning. About a hundred UFDG sympathizers gathered in the Heremakono district to clean up a concession aimed at housing the party's headquarters. But very quickly people surrounded the field. Stone throws…

Because the October 18 presidential election approaches, the Nationwide Financial and Social Inclusion Company (ANIES) has simply launched its money switch program. 150,000 households recognized as "extremely poor" obtain the equal of $ 25 every month to cowl day by day bills. .

A few weeks before the presidential election on 18 October 2020, Guinea will close its borders with Senegal and Guinea-Bissau. In Bissau, the decision seems curious and also surprises thousands of Guinean voters located in their country and living in Guinea-Bissau. All fear of being excluded from the process. as reported from Bissau, Although it is often common for land and air borders to be closed with the advent of major electoral competitions, this border closure concerns only two of the six countries surrounding…

During a meeting at the People's Palace on Saturday, President Alpha Condé urged his supporters not to become violent in the run-up to the October 18 election as political tensions escalate. as reported from Conakry, Two weeks fromthe presidential electionthat President of Guinea, who is fighting for a controversial third term, met at the People's Palace, seat of the National Assembly in Conakry. “We know the plot for our opponents! We know a person's plan. They will on the 18th, at. 18, declare victorious and seek…