To critics, he is an addition to Africa's long list of autocrats, but Guinea's 81-year-old president, Alpha Conde, says he is simply enacting his vision of hauling the country into the 21st century.

In 2010, Alpha Condé came to power in Guinea after half a century of being in the opposition. Overthrown eleven years later by a coup d’état, the former president has once more donned his opposition ...

Guinea’s Constitutional Court on Saturday declared incumbent Alpha Conde had been reelected for a controversial third term as president at the age of 82. At 59.5 percent, Conde’s support was above the ...

CONAKRY (Reuters) - Guinea's former president Alpha Conde has been freed from house arrest more than seven months after he was ousted in a military coup, the interim government said on state ...

Overthrown on 5 September, Alpha Condé left Guinea again on 21 May. The plane carrying him landed in Istanbul, Turkey, late in the day. A communiqué from the junta in power in Conakry, which was ...

The apparent ouster of President Alpha Conde in Guinea capped a steady slide from grace for the veteran opposition leader and human rights professor whom critics say failed to live up to pledges to ...

DAKAR, SENEGAL — Guinea's military government this week announced plans to prosecute ousted President Alpha Conde and 26 of his former officials for murder, rape, kidnapping and other crimes. Guinea's ...

CONAKRY, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Guinea President Alpha Conde promised on Tuesday to tackle corruption among senior officials during his third term, with policies aimed at helping the poor in the ...

After yet another military overthrow of a democratically elected leader in West Africa, minority evangelicals debate the role of faith in politics. In its 63 years of independence, Guinea has had ...

Security forces took positions throughout the capital late Monday as the head of Guinea's electoral commission declared politician Alpha Conde the winner of a tight presidential election. Earlier in ...

CONAKRY, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Guinea President Alpha Conde has accepted his party's nomination to run in October's election, the party said on Monday, taking advantage of a new constitution to seek a ...