Guinea restricts social media sites as junta chief takes election lead

The 41-year-old general won more than 80% of the vote in numerous districts in capital city Conakry, according to official partial results read out on television by Djenabou Toure, head of the General Directorate of Elections, AFP reports.A civil society group campaigning for the return of civilian rule condemned the election as a “charade”, while opposition candidates said the poll was marred by irregularities.