Junior officers angry over unpaid wages were holding the army's second-ranking official hostage in a military barrack Tuesday, as a military revolt entered its second day. A member of the country's ...

CHICO — When Lansana Kouyaté taps out a rhythm on his balafon, he not only pays the bills but keeps his 800-year family history and tradition from Guinea alive and vibrant. Kouyaté started playing the ...

Conakry - Guinea's former prime minister Lansana Kouyate on Monday threw his support behind underdog presidential candidate Alpha Conde heading into a run-off vote. The move was unlikely to bring ...

Conakry - Guinea's prime minister held talks with leaders of the country's powerful unions on Monday in a bid to avert a general strike called for later this week, almost a year after anti-government ...

The enthusiasm that came with the storming to office of Guinea’s latest prime minister has waned and there are doubts over his capability to lift the country out of misery, a global think tank said on ...

Allafrica.com reported that Tuesday's suspension follows two months of unprecedented anti-Conte protests in the capital, Conakry, and towns and cities throughout the country that left over 100 people ...

CONAKRY, Feb 28 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Guinea's new Prime Minister Lansana Kouyate vowed to build a broad consensus cabinet and stick closely to a power-sharing ...

Conakry — The Catholic Church in Guinea has challenged the country's new Prime Minister to put the economy back on its feet. According to Fr Come Traoré, Communications officer for Conakry Archdiocese ...

Guineans returned to work after the appointment of a new PM Guineans are returning to work after the trade unions and President Lansana Conte agreed on the ending of weeks of unrest and a damaging ...

Conakry — International donors have committed US$90 million to help the Guinean government improve access to water, electricity and food and tackle mass youth unemployment. These are stop-gap measures ...

Two of Guinea’s top opposition leaders are said to have gone to Paris, France to brief the international community about the current political situation in Guinea. Cellou Dalein Diallo, leader of the ...

Guinea's president has named a new government, a month after appointing a consensus prime minister to end a series of crippling strikes. Lansana Conte's decree was announced in a television broadcast ...