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Events in the year 2023 in Guinea .
Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Guinea
Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Côte d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sierra Leone and Liberia to the south. It is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry after its capital Conakry, to distinguish it from other territories in the eponymous region such as Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea. Guinea has a population of 14 million and an area of 245,857 square kilometres (94,926 sq mi).
The Guinean Armed Forces are the armed forces of Guinea. They are responsible for the territorial security of Guinea's border and the defence of the country against external attack and aggression.
François Lonseny Fall is a Guinean diplomat and politician. He briefly served as Prime Minister of Guinea from February 23, 2004 to July 15, 2004, under authoritarian President Lansana Conté. Later, under democratically elected president Alpha Condé, he was Secretary-General of the Presidency from December 2010 to October 2012 and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs from October 2012 to January 2016.
Alpha Condé is a Guinean politician who served as the fourth president of Guinea from 2010 to 2021.
Ibrahima Kassory Fofana is a Guinean politician who served as Prime Minister of Guinea between 21 May 2018 and 5 September 2021.
Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, now called Moïse Dadis Camara, is an ex-officer of the Guinean army who served as the President of Guinea from 23 December 2008 to 15 January 2010. He was the leader of the National Council for Democracy and Development, which seized power in a military coup d'état on 23 December 2008 shortly after the death of long-time president Lansana Conté.
Kabiné Komara was Prime Minister of Guinea from 30 December 2008 to 26 January 2010. Until the end of 2008 a director at the African Export-Import Bank in Cairo, Egypt, Komara was announced as the new prime minister in a government radio broadcast on 30 December.
Presidential elections were held in Guinea in 2010. They were held under the two-round system, with the first round taking place on 27 June 2010 and the second round on 7 November, after an initial date of 18 July and several other postponements. Alpha Condé was declared the winner, with 52.52% of the votes in the second round. He assumed office on 21 December 2010.
General Sékouba Konaté is an officer of the Guinean army who formerly served as the vice president of its military junta, the National Council for Democracy and Development. After attending military academy, he received the nickname "El Tigre" for his action in battle, and gained such popularity with the people he was favored to be president of the government. However, he was appointed vice president; but took control of the country when the president was shot in December 2009.
First lady of Guinea is the title attributed to the wife of the president of Guinea. The country's present first lady is Lauriane Doumbouya, wife of interim President Mamady Doumbouya, who had held the position since the 2021 Guinean coup d'etat on September 5, 2021. There has been no first gentleman of Guinea to date.
Events in the year 2020 in Guinea.
Mama Kanny Diallo is an economist and politician from Guinea, who has worked for the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the African Development Bank. Since 2015 she has served under two Guinean governments as Minister of Planning and Economic Development.
Mamadouba Toto Camara was a Guinean politician. He served as Chief of Staff of the Republic of Guinea Armed Forces and was Minister of Security and Civil Protection following the 2008 Guinean coup d'état.
On 5 September 2021, President of Guinea Alpha Condé was captured by the country's armed forces in a coup d'état after gunfire in the capital, Conakry. Special forces commander Mamady Doumbouya released a broadcast on state television announcing the dissolution of the constitution and government.
Diaka Camara is a Guinean producer, journalist, animator and entrepreneur. She leads CBC Worldwide COM & PROD which produces ''Le Mannequin'', the first TV-Reality show in francophone West Africa.
Events in the year 2022 in Guinea.
The Autonomous Port of Conakry is a bauxite exporting and container port in the city of Conakry, Guinea. It was ranked first port of West Africa in 2021 by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence.
On 4 November 2023, armed men raided the Maison Centrale de Conakry prison and broke out former President of Guinea Moussa Dadis Camara and three other officials. The raid killed nine people and injured six others.
Events in the year 2024 in Guinea.
On 18 December 2023, an explosion and fire broke out at an oil depot in Conakry, Guinea, killing at least 24 people and injuring 454 and resulting in fuel shortages across the country.