CONAKRY (Reuters) – Former Guinean prime minister Sidya Toure bowed out of the country’s presidential race on Thursday, accepting he had lost the first round and offering to work in government with the eventual winner.
Read More Africa, Conakry, country, minister, presidential, prime-minister, Race, the-countryCONAKRY (Reuters) – Guinea’s former prime minister Lansana Kouyate has thrown his support behind underdog presidential candidate Alpha Conde heading into a run-off vote, sources in Kouyate’s party told Reuters on Monday.
Read More Africa, alpha, Conakry, conde, guinea, heading, Kouyate, prime, result, reuters, support, topnewsCONAKRY (Reuters) – European Union observers declared themselves broadly satisfied on Wednesday with the conduct of Guinea’s presidential election, playing down concerns that fraud had marred efforts to stage a free vote.
Read More Conakry, european-union, guinea, observers, presidential, result, reuters, topnews, unionThe rape of women at a peaceful rally in Conakry in Guinea in September last year has demonstrated the vulnerability of women in West Africa , according to the top United Nations envoy in the region.
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