CONAKRY, Guinea – Guinea's long-ruling dictator, Lansana Conte, died after a lengthy illness, the head of the National Assembly announced early Tuesday on state-run TV. Conte, believed to be around 70 ...

Guinea President Lansana Conte, who has ruled the African nation with an iron hand since seizing power in a coup nearly a quarter century ago, has died following a lengthy illness, the National ...

CONAKRY, GuineaCONAKRY, Guinea — Guinea President Lansana Conte, who has ruled the African nation with an iron hand since seizing power in a coup nearly a quarter century ago, has died following a ...

A military-led group declared a coup in the West African nation of Guinea on Tuesday, announcing it had dissolved the government and constitution hours after the death of the country's longtime ...

CONAKRY, Guinea – A military group seized broad control of the airwaves in mineral-rich Guinea and declared a coup Tuesday after the death of the West African country’s dictator, who was one of the ...

MOUSSAYAH, Guinea — Tens of thousands of loyalists on Friday mourned the dictator who ruled Guinea for nearly a quarter-century, lining the roads to the lavish palace grounds where he was interred and ...

A brief look at Guinea’s history: 1958: Guinea gains independence from France. 1984: Lansana Conte takes power in a military coup after the death of his predecessor, Ahmed Sekou Toure. 1993: Conte ...

Entire neighborhoods in the capital haven't had electricity or running water for years. The central bank is in such bad shape it sometimes turns to the black market to replenish hard currency reserves ...

Conakry, Guinea – The U.S. Embassy on Tuesday ordered staff members’ families to leave Guinea immediately and urged all other U.S. citizens to go as well, offering seats on a U.S. government plane ...

President Lansana Conte declared a state of emergency in Guinea, saying he had ordered the army to “take all necessary measures” to restore order after three days of violent protests. At least 27 ...