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Soldiers detain Guinea’s president, dissolve government
Mutinous soldiers in the West African nation of Guinea detained President Alpha Conde on Sept. 5 after hours of heavy gunfire rang out near the presidential palace in the capital, then announced on state television that the government had been dissolved in an apparent coup d'etat.
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Ankara condemns 'coup attempt' in Guinea
Turkey on Sept. 5 condemned a "coup attempt" in Guinea and the detention of the country's President Alpha Conde, saying it views recent developments with "deep concern."
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"Turkey opposes attempts to illegally replace elected governments," the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
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African music icon Mory Kante dies at 70
Mory Kante, who helped bring African music to the world audience with hits like Yeke Yeke, has died in the Guinean capital Conakry on May 22 at the age of 70, local media reported.
He was suffering from a chronic disease and died at his home in Conakry.
Kante was a Guinean vocalist and player of the kora harp, a string instrument extensively used in West Africa.
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Mugabe resigns: Zimbabwe celebrates end of an era
Jubilant Zimbabweans have celebrated late into the night after Robert Mugabe resigned as president.
He held power for 37 years and once said “only God” could remove him.
His ally turned rival, former Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa, is expected to return from neighbouring South Africa and could be appointed as the new president within hours.
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Soros sued by fellow Billionaire in $10 Billion mine brawl
Companies controlled by Israeli mining magnate Beny Steinmetz sued fellow billionaire George Soros, claiming he cost them at least $10 billion through a defamation campaign that stripped them of rights to an iron ore deposit in Guinea and other business opportunities around the world.
Gambia's Jammeh leaves power and country after 22 years
Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh flew out late Jan. 21 from the country he ruled for 22 years to cede power to President Adama Barrow and end a political crisis.
Jammeh refused to step down after a Dec. 1, 2016 election in which Barrow was declared the winner, triggering weeks of uncertainty that almost ended in a military intervention involving five other west African nations.
Erdoğan says US-led coalition gives support to terrorist groups in Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said he has evidence that U.S.-led coalition forces have given support to terrorist groups, including the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Syrian Kurdish forces.
Erdogan accuses West of backing ISIS. 12 months ago he was accusing Russia…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said the West was breaking promises in Syria, accusing Ankara’s partners of backing “terror groups” including ISIS jihadists in the country.