By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Guinee7
The Dixinn Court of First Instance sentenced Ibrahima Diallo and Sékou Camara to three months in prison for stealing five plastic chairs in Conakry. The two scrap dealers, detained since 7 August 2026, admitted the offence at their trial on 8 October, Guinee7 reports.
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Lawyers for Algassimou Diallo have suspended their participation in his trial before Guinea’s Supreme Court after their request to disqualify three judges and then their application for release were rejected. They challenge the fairness of the proceedings and the presence of the public prosecutor during deliberations on the disqualification request, Mosaiqueguinee reports.
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Former Guinean Defence Minister Mohamed Diané has been sentenced to four years and eight months in prison and fined three billion Guinean francs for illicit enrichment and money laundering, while being acquitted of embezzling public funds. His lawyer believes he theoretically has only a month and a half left to serve, Guinee7 reports.
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The defence of former Guinean magistrate Algassimou Diallo petitioned the full court of the Supreme Court over three judges, suspending the hearing on 15 October 2026. The Court withdrew to consider the request after Attorney General Sidy Souleymane N’Diaye asked for it to be examined, Guinee7 reports.
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The trial of former Guinean magistrate Algassimou Diallo opens on 15 October 2026 at 10 am before the Supreme Court. He is being prosecuted for incitement to discrimination, hatred or violence and criminal association after a disputed recording was broadcast, reports Mosaiqueguinee.
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Ahmed Kanté trial adjourned until 30 November in GuineaGuinea’s Court for the Repression of Economic and Financial Offences has adjourned the trial of Ahmed Kanté and his lawyer, Me Aboubacar Sidiki Kanté, until 30 November. Witnesses are due to be heard on that date, while Ahmed Kanté is expected to return after medical treatment abroad, according to his lawyers and proceedings reported by Mosaiqueguinee.
ECOWAS coordinates its response to disinformation in West AfricaECOWAS brought its working group on disinformation together in Accra on 15 and 16 October 2026 to coordinate the regional response to information manipulation. The meeting brought together representatives of West African institutions and partners to define a work plan, according to the ECOWAS Commission.The week in Africa
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