Guinea goes to the polls to vote on third term for Alpha Conde
18 October 2020 - 19:54
Conakry — Voters in Guinea went to the polls on Sunday to decide whether to extend the rule of 82-year-old President Alpha Conde, who in March pushed through constitutional changes allowing him to run for a third term.
At least 50 people have been killed over the past year during demonstrations against the new constitution, according to Amnesty International, and violence erupted repeatedly during campaigning...
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