News stories by Saliou Samb

Celou Dalein Diallo gained a significant advantage over Alpha Condé, his main rival for the Guinean presidency, when a third candidate said he would back Diallo in a second round of voting in August. But what has become of women candidates for high political office in this West African country?

General Sékouba Konaté, head of Guinea's military junta since the assassination attempt on Captain Moussa Dadis Camara in December has returned from a week of meetings in Burkina Faso bearing a blueprint for a return Guinea to democratic rule and constitutional order.

Under growing pressure ten days after a violent crackdown, killed 157 civilians, Guinean junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara has announced an independent committee of inquiry into the deaths.

Just under 48 hours after the death of Guinean president, Lansana Conté on Dec. 22, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara has been named Guinea's new head of state by the National Council for Democracy and Development, known by its French acronym, CNDD.