The NGO Reporters Without Borders called on the military-dominated Guinean authorities to 'urgently' end the series of restrictive measures taken against some private media, denouncing 'attacks on press freedom on a considerable scale'

Opposition groups are outraged by junta's announcement that the transition to a democratic regime will extend beyond the end of the year; in negotiations with regional bloc ECOWAS, a return to elections and civilian rule within two years had been promised

56 people died and dozens were injured Sunday in the stampede that followed clashes after a soccer match played in the town of N'Zérékoré, the country's second largest

A committee of opposition groups, civil society organisations and activists in Guinea, known as Forces vives, called for the composition of a civil government by 1 January, announcing a new series of demonstrations and civil society mobilisations

Guinea's Kofi Annan University celebrated the graduation of students in its 23rd year; the class is now named 'Promotion Djiba Diakité', in homage to the Chief of Staff of the Presidency of the Republic