2 SHARES Share TweetConakry, Guinea, Oct 27 – International envoys mediating the crisis following last week’s disputed election in Guinea urged the government on Tuesday to lift a blockade of the home of opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo. President Alpha Conde, 82, won the hotly-contested election according to official results announced Saturday, setting the stage for a controversial third term. They added that they “regretted the loss of human life,” urged Guinea to investigate and bring the perpetrators to justice, and called on all parties to engage in dialogue. – Contested third term –Much of the turbulence centres on a third term for Alpha Conde, whom opponents accuse of drifting into authoritarianism. Opposition to that outcome had provoked mass protests from October 2019, in which security forces killed dozens of people.

Source: Daily Nation October 27, 2020 14:04 UTC