Guinea's President Alpha Conde announced on national television Tuesday that a highly-anticipated presidential election will take place on October 18 in the West African country. The move comes after the 82-year-old president pushed through a constitutional reform in March, which critics argue was a ploy to allow him to run for office a third time. Conde's political party last week picked him as its presidential nominee, but he has not yet confirmed whether he will run. mb/eml/ach