Alpha Conde wins re-election with 59.9% of vote – France 24

Guinea’s octogenarian leader Alpha Conde has won the country’s presidential election with 59.9% of the vote, France 24 has reported.

It comes as the government deployed soldiers to assist the police, and gunfire erupted in the capital, Conakry, on Friday, according to the BBC.

Opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo has alleged large-scale fraud and declared himself the winner.