Six weeks after the killing of opposition supporters at a rally in Conakry, an interview with the head of the military junta Captain Camara and opposition leader Jean Marie Dore, who is staying in the country to oppose the junta, despite the dangers.
Guinea's ruling junta submitted a proposal on Wednesday for the creation of a transitional government that would keep junta leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara in power, leaving little scope for compromise with the country's opposition.
Members of Guinea's ruling junta hold talks on the creation of a transition government with Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore, the official mediator, amid a continuing standoff with the opposition over the role of junta chief Dadis Camara.
Sidya Touré, former Prime Minister of Guinea (1996-1999) and current leader of the opposition UFR party, gives his eyewitness account of the September 28 stadium massacre in the country’s capital, Conakry.
EU member states have agreed a draft resolution imposing an arms embargo on Guinea and sanctions against the military junta, following a bloody crackdown on opposition supporters that rights groups said claimed more than 150 lives.
Cellou Dalein Diallo, the former Prime Minister of Guinea (2004-2006) and the current president of the opposition UFDG party, speaks out about the junta’s violence against civilians since 28th of September.
The world continues to scrutinise Guinea, one day after the UN began a probe into a massacre of opposition supporters and junta chief Moussa Dadis Camara (photo) missed a deadline to declare whether he intends to stand in presidential elections.
Guinea's military junta chief says international mediators should decide on his candidacy in a January 2010 presidential election. Moussa Dadis Camara (pictured) vowed not to run in the vote when he seized power last year.
The UN announced on Friday that it would set up a panel to probe human rights abuses in Guinea following a bloody massacre by the junta on September 28. The French foreign ministry has recommended that French nationals leave Guinea.
