Guinea authorities dissolve dozens of political parties with no election date set

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Guinea authorities dissolved dozens of political parties and placed two major opposition ones under observation late Monday, while the transitional government has yet to announce a date for elections. The West African country has been led by a military regime...

Gunfire erupts near Guinea's presidential palace and the military locks down the area

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Shots were fired late Thursday near the presidential palace in Guinea ’s capital Conakry, and the army briefly locked down the city center and evacuated it. Local journalist Fode Toure, who was a few hundred meters from the presidential palace, told The...

Shots fired near the presidential palace in Guinea’s capital Conakry, and the military locks down the city center

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Shots fired near the presidential palace in Guinea’s capital Conakry, and the military locks down the city center.

Guinea's most wanted fugitive extradited from Liberia

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea's most wanted fugitive, a former senior military officer convicted of crimes against humanity over a 2009 stadium massacre, has been extradited from neighboring Liberia, officials said Thursday. Former Col. Claude Pivi had been on the run following a...