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Relatives hunt for the missing after Guinea stadium crush amid fears official death toll is too low
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Relatives hunt for the missing after Guinea stadium crush amid fears official death toll is too low

Associated Press  

CONAKRY, Guinea — A distraught Kambaly Kouroumah is searching for his teenage brother, Adama, at a local morgue in southern Guinea’s Nzerekore city, where dozens of people died at a crowded stadium after chaos erupted during a soccer game. Kouroumah is one of many bereaved people searching hospitals and mortuaries for missing relatives following Sunday’s tragic events during the final …

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Panic among spectators at soccer game kills at least 56 in the West African nation of Guinea
3 weeks ago

Panic among spectators at soccer game kills at least 56 in the West African nation of Guinea

Associated Press  

CONAKRY, Guinea — Chaos erupted at a soccer game in Guinea after fans protested a referee’s call and thousands of panicked spectators tried to flee the stadium, leaving at least 56 people dead in the West African nation, officials and witnesses said Monday. AP AUDIO: Guinea stadium stampede kills 56 people following clashes at soccer match, authorities say AP correspondent …

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Dozens killed in clashes at Guinea football match
3 weeks ago

Dozens killed in clashes at Guinea football match

Deccan Chronicle  

Conakry: Dozens of people were killed Sunday in clashes between fans at a football match in N'Zerekore, Guinea's second largest city, hospital sources told AFP, describing scenes of mass carnage. Local media said the match was part of a tournament organised in honour of Guinea's junta leader, Mamadi Doumbouya, who seized power in a 2021 coup and has installed himself …

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Dozens killed in clashes at Guinea football match
3 weeks ago

Dozens killed in clashes at Guinea football match

The Hindu  

Dozens of people were killed Sunday in clashes between fans at a football match in N’Zerekore, Guinea’s second largest city, hospital sources told AFP, describing scenes of mass carnage. Local media said the match was part of a tournament organised in honour of Guinea’s junta leader, Mamadi Doumbouya, who seized power in a 2021 coup and has installed himself as …

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Guinea football match: Dozens killed in crowd crush
3 weeks ago

Guinea football match: Dozens killed in crowd crush

CNN  

CNN — A crowd crush at a soccer match in the west African country of Guinea has left at least 56 people dead and many others injured, authorities said Monday. “The government deplores the incidents that marred the football match between the Labé and Nzérékoré teams this afternoon in Nzérékoré,” Prime Minister Bah Oury said earlier in a statement. “The …

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Dozens dead after stampede breaks out at Guinea football match
3 weeks ago

Dozens dead after stampede breaks out at Guinea football match

Al Jazeera  

At least 56 killed in southeastern city after rival fans stormed the pitch following a controversial referee decision. At least 56 people have been killed after violent clashes during a football match led to a stampede in Guinea’s second-largest city of N’Zerekore, according to the government. “Protests of dissatisfaction with refereeing decisions led to stone-throwing by supporters, resulting in fatal …

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Xi meets Guinean president
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Xi meets Guinean president

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping meets with Guinean President Mamady Doumbouya, who is in Beijing for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China on Sept 2. BEIJING -- President Xi Jinping met with Guinean President Mamady Doumbouya on Monday. Noting that Guinea is the first sub-Saharan African country …

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Guinea’s military dissolves the government without explanation, saying a new one will be appointed
10 months ago

Guinea’s military dissolves the government without explanation, saying a new one will be appointed

Associated Press  

CONAKRY, Guinea — Military leaders in Guinea have dissolved the government without explanation, saying they will appoint a new one, the president’s secretary general said. Gen. Amara Camara, in a video address on Monday night, added that daily business would continue as usual under the deputy secretary generals until a new government was formed. The West African nation has been …

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Guinea's military dissolves the government without explanation, saying a new one will be appointed
10 months ago

Guinea's military dissolves the government without explanation, saying a new one will be appointed

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Military leaders in Guinea have …

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Several killed in Guinea jailbreak that briefly freed ex-president
1 year, 1 month ago

Several killed in Guinea jailbreak that briefly freed ex-president

Al Jazeera  

Armed men spring Moussa Dadis Camara and three other officials out of a prison, prompting a successful manhunt. Heavily armed men sprang former military ruler Moussa Dadis Camara and three other officials out of a central prison on Saturday morning. In a provisional assessment of the prison break, the Justice Ministry said nine bodies had been found, including that of …

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Guinea’s escaped ex-military leader recaptured, back in jail, says lawyer
1 year, 1 month ago

Guinea’s escaped ex-military leader recaptured, back in jail, says lawyer

Al Jazeera  

It was unclear if Camara escaped of his own free will, but the army described the operation as attempted sabotage. Guinea’s former military government leader Moussa Dadis Camara was recaptured and back in prison, his lawyer said, denying that the ex-leader had willingly participated in a jailbreak hours earlier and saying instead that he had been kidnapped by armed men. …

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Guinea opposition condemns 39-month move to civilian rule
2 years, 7 months ago

Guinea opposition condemns 39-month move to civilian rule

Al Jazeera  

Colonel Mamady Doumbouya says on state television after political consultations he is considering a transition of 39 months. Opposition leaders in Guinea have roundly condemned the announcement by the leader of the military junta that they would press for a 39-month transition period to civilian rule. ECOWAS has called for an “acceptable” timeline for a return to civilian rule, failing …

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Guinea Coup Leader Sworn in as Transitional President
3 years, 2 months ago

Guinea Coup Leader Sworn in as Transitional President

News 18  

Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, who led last month’s coup in Guinea, was sworn in as interim president on Friday, promising to respect the country’s international commitments while transitioning to civilian rule. The new interim president spoke of his “commitment” that neither he nor any member of the junta would stand in any future elections that the military has promised to organise …

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Guinea coup leader Mamady Doumbouya sworn in as interim president
3 years, 2 months ago

Guinea coup leader Mamady Doumbouya sworn in as interim president

Al Jazeera  

Mamady Doumbouya promises that neither he nor any member of the military government will stand in any future votes. Guinea has sworn in Colonel Mamady Doumbouya as interim president, who promised to respect the West African state’s international commitments while transitioning to civilian rule. The new interim president spoke of his “commitment” that neither he nor any member of the …

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Guinea refuses to allow deposed president to leave the country
3 years, 3 months ago

Guinea refuses to allow deposed president to leave the country

Al Jazeera  

Military says detained ex-President Alpha Conde will not be allowed to leave Guinea after the coup, defying regional pressure. Guinea’s military leaders say they will not let deposed President Alpha Conde seek exile, after regional mediators attempted to mount pressure to secure his release following a coup earlier this month. “Conde is and will remain in Guinea.” The chairman of …

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Uncertainty in Guinea after military coup removes Alpha Conde
3 years, 3 months ago

Uncertainty in Guinea after military coup removes Alpha Conde

Al Jazeera  

The coup leaders have promised a government of national unity to lead transition to civilian rule, but questions remain about what is next. Hours later, coup leader Colonel Mamady Doumbouya appeared on state broadcaster Radio Television Guineenne, draped in the Guinean flag, introducing himself to surprised Guineans as the country’s new leader. Conde in 2010 became Guinea’s first democratically elected …

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Guinea Coup: West African Bloc Holds Crisis Meeting
3 years, 3 months ago

Guinea Coup: West African Bloc Holds Crisis Meeting

News 18  

West African leaders went into a crisis meeting Wednesday in the wake of the weekend coup in Guinea that toppled octogenarian president Alpha Conde, calling it a “clear violation” of a regional charter. Special forces led by Lieutenant Colonel Mamady Doumbouya seized power in the mineral-rich but impoverished West African country on Sunday and arrested the president, sparking international condemnation. …

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ECOWAS suspends Guinea after coup, says it will send mediators
3 years, 3 months ago

ECOWAS suspends Guinea after coup, says it will send mediators

Al Jazeera  

During virtual summit, regional bloc demands return to constitutional order and Alpha Conde’s immediate release. West Africa’s main regional bloc has suspended Guinea’s membership, days after a military coup that removed President Alpha Conde. Reporting from Conakry, Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris said ECOWAS’s decision to suspend Guinea was “a protocol we have seen over and over again”. Doumbouya also met …

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Soldiers detain Guinea’s president, dissolve government
3 years, 3 months ago

Soldiers detain Guinea’s president, dissolve government

Associated Press  

CONAKRY, Guinea — Mutinous soldiers in the West African nation of Guinea detained President Alpha Conde on Sunday after hours of heavy gunfire rang out near the presidential palace in the capital, then announced on state television that the government had been dissolved in an apparent coup d’etat. The junta later announced plans to replace Guinea’s governors with regional commanders …

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Who is Alpha Conde, Guinea’s toppled president?
3 years, 3 months ago

Who is Alpha Conde, Guinea’s toppled president?

Al Jazeera  

Critics argue that the 83-year-old leader worked for decades to restore democracy, but once in power, he undermined it. The Economic Community of West African States threatened to impose sanctions after what its chairman, Ghana’s President Nana Akuffo-Addo, called an attempted coup, while the African Union said it would meet urgently and take “appropriate measures”. For Conde’s critics, the third-term …

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Guinea in turmoil as soldiers claim power, announce curfew
3 years, 3 months ago

Guinea in turmoil as soldiers claim power, announce curfew

Al Jazeera  

The soldiers said they would convene President Conde’s cabinet ministers and other top officials at 11:00 GMT on Monday. The soldiers also said in a statement read out over national television they would convene President Conde’s cabinet ministers and other top officials at 11:00 GMT on Monday in Conakry. The events drew concern and condemnation from regional and international observers, …

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Blake Griffin’s future: Projecting best fits (are there any?) and more
3 years, 10 months ago

Blake Griffin’s future: Projecting best fits (are there any?) and more

New York Times  

The Detroit Pistons announced on Monday that forward Blake Griffin will remain out of the team’s lineup while both sides determine the six-time All-Star’s playing future. “After extensive conversation with Blake’s representatives, it has been determined that we will begin working to facilitate a resolution regarding his future with the team that maximizes the interests of both parties,” Detroit general …

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