President Alpha Conde has announced that legislative elections originally scheduled for July 8 will be postponed indefinitely. The delay, demanded by the opposition, is designed to improve the voter registration process.
President Alpha Conde has announced that legislative elections originally scheduled for July 8 will be postponed indefinitely. The delay, demanded by the opposition, is designed to improve the voter registration process.
The Guinean government has denounced the apparent military coup d’etat in neighboring Mali. Guinea’s Communications Minister said that “Guinea’s position is identical to that of ECOWAS.” The West African regional group firmly condemned the coup and call for a return to constitutional order in the country.
The International Monetary Fund recently agreed to extend a US $200 million credit to the Guinean government to help restore stability and usher the country towards completion point for billions of dollars of debt relief, noted Reuters. The IMF lauded Guinean for increasing economic growth and stabilizing inflation.
Some 50 people were killed and 27 reportedly injured in a serious road accident in eastern Guinea. A gros camion carrying merchants to the weekly market in Beyla “was travelling downhill at high speed when the brakes failed,” according to a witness.