Guinean coup d'etat and succession crisis (2008-2010, 2015-2016)

Shortly after the death of President Lansana Conté, Guinea underwent a coup d’etat by the Junta, the National Council for Democracy, led by Captain Moussa Dadis Camara. Pressure by ECOWAS led to the signing of the Ouagadougou Joint Declaration in January 2010 that provided for a power-sharing government and elections. Honouring the agreement, a peaceful transfer of power was achieved when President Alpha Conde won the elections that November.

Nonetheless, unresolved electoral issues resulted in tensions when the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) in March 2015 announced dates for presidential elections to be held in October 2015 and then local elections in the first quarter of 2016. The announcement was met with violent opposition protests and killings demanding a reverse sequencing of elections.
Once again ECOWAS stepped in facilitating a 4-month dialogue before the 2015 elections, eventually leading to a peace agreement on August 20, 2015 that maintained the original date for presidential elections. However, following the elections, commitment to the agreement and dialogue waned, and protests over corruption erupted in the capital. A second agreement was signed on October 12, 2016 providing for amendments to the electoral laws and the composition of the electoral commission, prisoner release, reparations and the formation of a high court of justice.