[Nation] "Guinea is beautiful. We don't need to rape Guinea any more, we just need to make love to her."

[The Conversation Africa] On September 5, officers of an elite special forces army unit overthrew the 83-year-old Guinean President Alpha Condé in a coup. The nation of 13 million is now under the control of junta leader Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, wh...

[LINA] Monrovia -- Liberian President Dr. George Manneh Weah has challenged leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), to take seriously the issue of adherence to constitutional term limits to avoid political and security uphe...

[New Dawn] The Authority of Heads of State and Government of regional group Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Guinea from all ECOWAS governing bodies with immediate effect, voicing its unreserved opposition to the milit...

[Cameroon Tribune] Meeting in an extraordinary session via video conference yesterday, the leaders were expected to take stringent sanctions against the junta.

[Agenzia Fides] Conakry -- The leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (CEDEAO/ECOWAS) suspended Guinea from their regional organization after the military coup on Sunday, September 5 (see Fides, 6/9/2021), but they abstained from ec...

[RFI] West Africa bloc ECOWAS has suspended Guinea following Sunday's military coup in the country, calling for "an immediate return to constitutional order". A high-level mission will be dispatched immediately, the body said.

[New Dawn] Sen. Zargo urges

[New Dawn] President Weah Tells ECOWAS Colleagues

[DW] The ECOWAS bloc called on Guinea to return to "normal constitutional order" after President Alpha Conde was deposed in a coup by special forces.

[DW] West Africa's leaders will hold an emergency ECOWAS summit on Guinea on Wednesday amid fears the military takeover could spark further instability in the region. But ECOWAS faces its own credibility problem.

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[LINA] Monrovia -- The West African Network of Young Women Leaders, which goes by the acronym ROAJELF, has expressed concern about the peace and security of women and children amidst Guinea's "concerning" political development, and wants the internat...

[DW] Two days after the putsch that ousted President Alpha Conde, his main political opponent, Cellou Dalein Diallo, told DW that he hopes the coup will lead to more democracy.

[DW] The soldiers who ousted Guinean President Alpha Conde have moved quickly to quash any resistance. Guineans have mixed feelings about the coup, while analysts say Conde is partly to blame for the situation.

[Agenzia Fides] Conakry -- "We want to place the transition that is opening under the sign of hope and of a new Guinea, reconciled with itself, with all the children of the country. (...) There will be no spirit of hatred, revenge or witch-hunting", ...

[New Republic] President George Weah has become uneasy with the news of a military takeover in neighboring Guinea on Sunday, September 5, 2021.

[LINA] Monrovia -- Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) says it has dispatched "well-armed officers" to the frontier with neighboring Republic of Guinea following the apparent deposing by the military of President Alpha Conde on Sunday.

[LINA] Monrovia -- President George Manneh Weah has mandated the National Security Forces of Liberia to increase their vigilance and visibility around the border areas of neighboring Guinea as the security situation there remains fluid.

[East African] After a long wait following intense gunfire in parts of Guinea's capital Conakry on Sunday, Guineans saw what many had been waiting for.

[RFI] A sensational coup d'etat in the west African nation of Guinea was led by Lieutenant Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, head of the army's Special Forces Group. So what do we know about the man who turned against his boss, President Alpha Condé?

[allAfrica] This Sunday, September 5, the population of Conakry woke up to confusion.

[New Dawn] The Mano River Union (MRU) says it is alarmed by the developments in Guinea which began on Sunday, September 5, 2021, where members of the Guinean Military are holding His Excellency, President Prof. Alpha Conde, and have announced the dis...

[New Dawn] Amidst coup in Guinea

[Foroyaa] Gambia has on Sunday evening condemned the coup d'état in the Republic of Guinea and called for the restoration of the constitutional order and underlines the need for the rule of law.

[Cameroon Tribune] Reports say President Alpha Conde has been detained, while several troops have been deployed in strategic areas in the capital city.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan Government on Monday condemned the coup attempt in Guinea, carried out Sunday by a group of special forces and which culminated with the detention of President Alpha Condé.

[VOA] Washington -- The military leaders who seized power and dissolved Guinea's National Assembly said Monday they would set up a transitional government.

[VOA] Dakar, Senegal -- A Guinean army unit seized control of the country Sunday and announced it had deposed President Alpha Conde. The soldiers expressed frustration over widespread poverty and corruption in Guinea.

[Egypt Online] Egypt is following up the accelerated developments in Guinea with deep concern, asserting the seriousness of the ongoing crisis in the African country.