[GhanaToday] Guinea's coup-makers on Friday said it would not yield to pressure by the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS), and allow President Alpha Conde to leave the country, weeks after he was overthrown.

[East African] Since independence in 1958, Guinea has been run politically by the Mandingo, close cousins Susu, and the Fulani, lording it over the other 24 ethnic groups

[Foroyaa] As we get closer to the battle lines for the 2021 elections many tendencies are beginning to reveal that show that not all Gambians truly cherish the values of the republic.

[Nation] The presidents of Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire are in Conakry to hold talks with the Guinean military leaders, a day after the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) imposed sanctions on the junta.

[The Conversation Africa] The resurgence of power-seeking militaries in west Africa poses a serious threat to the hard-earned democratic progress made in the region since the early 1990s. The recent military coup in Guinea was the third in the region...

[GhanaToday] The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday imposed a travel ban and froze the financial assets of the National Committee for Reconciliation and Development (CNRD) for overthrowing Guinea's constitutionally elected...

[DW] Regional leaders from the ECOWAS group of countries have called for elections in Guinea following a military coup. It is the second country in the region now under the rule of a junta.

[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville/Conakry -- Guinea today declared the end of the Marburg virus disease outbreak having recorded no new cases over the past 42 days--two incubation periods, or the time between infection and the onset of symptoms. The virus was c...

[East African] The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has imposed targeted sanctions on the leaders of the military juntas in Guinea and Mali, a move aimed at forcing the rapid return of the countries to democratic rule.

[Observer] The Mano River Union countries has the history of imitating each other and when Ivory Coast changed its constitution it was not long Guinea did and now Guinea has a military take over and the people are dancing while the main opposition ha...

[Ghanaian Times] The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are scheduled to hold an extraordinary summit in Accra today to discuss the political situation in Guinea.

[GhanaToday] Ghana's President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged leaders of ECOWAS to make informed decisions on Guinea's political crisis as it will have long-term consequences for the stability and the defence of the democratic values of the ...

[African Arguments] A coup was never the solution to the nation's problems. But with the right pressure, the Guinean people can turn this moment into an opportunity.

[GhanaToday] Leaders of ECOWAS member states are meeting in Accra, Ghana, Monday to discuss the military take over in Guinea and the possible return of power to a civilian government.

[RFI] The military junta that managed a bloodless coup just over a week ago in Guinea has started its four-day consultation with civil society members, diplomats, politicians and religious and business leaders.

[HRW] Nairobi -- Release Everyone Arbitrarily Detained

[East African] Determined to push on with its agenda, even in the face of sanction threats by the international community, Guinea's military leaders have commenced a four-day national consultation to chart a way forward for the country.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Citizens are continually robbed of their legitimate right to change leaderships that do not address their socio-economic needs.

[The Point] Human rights advocates and prominent activists are calling on both ECOWAS and the current administrators in Guinea Conakry to "thoroughly investigate the link between deposed Guinean leader, Alpha Conde and exiled Gambian dictator, Yahya ...

[RFI] One week after a military coup ousted longtime Guinean leader Alpha Condé, junta chief Lieutenant-Colonel Mamady Doumbouya has called for an inclusive, four-day conference beginning Tuesday to prepare the transition back to civilian rule.

[Observer] The military takeover in Guinea and other undemocratic takeovers remind us that the pursuit of NEED NOT GREED remains the way forward for the better. Whether one takes the wisdom from Christianity (Ecclesiates 5:10; 1 Timothy 6:10) or from...

[The Conversation Africa] As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on in Africa amid insufficient vaccination rollout, viral haemorrhagic fever has again raised its head. This adds to public health turmoil on the continent where resources to respond to emergin...

[The Conversation Africa] The latest coup in Guinea and the reaction of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to suspend the country's membership have yet again demonstrated the ineffectiveness of the regional body in enforcing good ...

[Nation] The African Union has followed in the footsteps of regional bloc Ecowas and suspended Guinea, as punishment for last Sunday's military coup.

[East African] A long time ago, I wrote in this very space, a saying I picked from an old Malian: "L'homme on le tue; on l'humilie pas," which can translate into "A man, you can kill, you don't humiliate him."

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

[New Republic] President Dr. George Manneh Weah has mandated the National Security Forces of Liberia to increase their vigilance and visibility along the border with Guinea as the situation remains fluid.

[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...

[Crisis Group] President Alpha Condé's unwillingness to give up power set the stage for a military takeover on 5 September. In this Q&A, Crisis Group experts Vincent Foucher and Rinaldo Depagne show how this latest coup d'état is part of a worrying...

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Senator Steve Zargo of Lofa County has sent a caveat to President George Mannah Weah, warning the Liberian leader to take cue from happenings in neighboring Guinea.