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Guinean commando forces forcefully remove former president Moussa Dadis Camara and several other officials from a central prison in Conakry amid gunfire. Camara is later taken back into police custody shortly after the alleged kidnapping attempt.
2023-11-4

Heavy gunfire is heard in Conakry, Guinea, as soldiers seal off and block the main bridge connecting to the Kaloum neighborhood, which houses the Presidential Palace. President Alpha Condé is arrested and taken away by special forces soldiers but appears to be unharmed. Three soldiers are reportedly killed.
2021-09-5

Citizens in Guinea head to the polls as incumbent Alpha Condé seeks another term facing off against the only other candidate, Cellou Dalein Diallo of the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea political party.
2020-10-18

Guinea confirms its first case of COVID-19, an EU employee traveling to Conakry.
2020-03-13

The United Nations Children's Fund reports that an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus that has so far claimed the lives of 59 victims has spread from southern Guinea to the capital Conakry.
2014-03-23

Up to 80 people, including soldiers, are arrested in Guinea after a failed assassination attempt on President Alpha Condé on 19 July.
2011-07-20

Forces loyal to Guinean President Alpha Condé repel an attack by unknown assailants on his residence in Conakry.
2011-07-19

The Supreme Court of Guinea confirms Alpha Condé as winner of November's presidential poll following a state of emergency and fraud allegations made by ex-president Cellou Dalein Diallo.
2010-12-3

After Alpha Condé was declared the first democratically elected president of Guinea, at least nine people have been killed during riots in Guinea’s capital, Conakry.
2010-11-17

At least 24 people are injured in clashes between supporters of rival political parties in several parts of Conakry ahead of a presidential run-off election in Guinea.
2010-09-12