08/09/2021
Gunfire was reported near the presidential palace in the capital. Later in the evening, state television announced that the government had been dissolved and a coup d'etat had taken place. Appearing on television, Army Col. Mamadi Doumbouya announced that the country's borders were closed and its constitution was declared invalid. Guinea is bordered by Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Mali, and Senegal.
Soldiers mutinied in the West African nation of Guinea, detaining President Alpha Conde on Sunday