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01/24/2008
Many of the frustrations that led Guineans to the streets in violent protest a year ago remain unchanged, and threaten to break the hard-won peace in this fragile country, agencies report.
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02/19/2007
President Olusegun Obasanjo has appointed former President Ibrahim Babangida as special envoy at the head of a peace mission to Guinea in an attempt to stem continuing violence there.
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02/14/2007
Riots sparked by discontent over the government have prompted autocratic President Lansana Conte to declare martial law in Guinea, keeping the country's Red Cross from tending to the hundreds wounded in the previous days clashes.
Read moreFrom: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network Image: Fleeing a police crackdown in Conakry in January. © Maseco Conde/IRIN
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01/28/2007
Celebrating Guineans took to the streets of Conakry on Saturday night after the ending of an 18-day nationwide general strike that paralysed business and administrative activities.
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01/19/2007
An international trades union organisation has condemned the killing of at least three people and the wounding and arrest of many others when Guinea's security forces opened fire on a peaceful demonstration in support of a general strike.
Read moreFrom: International Confederation of Free Trade Unions |
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01/16/2007
After a day of clashes between security forces and protestors in Conakry, union leaders yesterday evening presented Guinean President Lansana Conte with an ultimatum to either reform his government or face mass nationwide demonstrations.
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12/06/2006
There is growing momentum against the traditional but harmful practice of female genital cutting in Africa, said an organization that helped about 150 communities to publicly abandon the practice in Guinea.
Read moreFrom: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network Related: [West Africa] [Senegal] |
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06/13/2006
Serious violations of trade union rights are occurring in Guinea, including death threats against union leaders, warn international union groupings.
Read moreFrom: International Confederation of Free Trade Unions |
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04/19/2006
After a chase of over 1,000 miles, a six-day occupation and hours of diplomatic negotiations, Spain has finally agreed to declare the cargo from the "Binar 4'" - 200 tonnes of fish from West Africa - illegal. Guinean officials also announced they would be fining the owners and operators of the vessel.
Read moreFrom: Greenpeace UK Related: [Spain] |
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04/13/2006
Activists have climbed on board what they claim is "an illegal cargo vessel full of fish stolen from Guinean waters" and painted the words "Stolen Fish" on both sides of its hull.
Read moreFrom: Greenpeace International Related: [Spain] |
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09/07/2005
The small West African Republic of Guinea has taken an important step towards guaranteeing press freedom by opening the airwaves to private broadcasters.
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05/11/2005
A girlsÂ’ soccer tournament in Upper Guinea last month capitalized on the local soccer craze to spread messages about preventing HIV/AIDS, STDs, and unwanted pregnancy. The program proved so successful that the Ministry of Health will soon replicate it among young adults in other parts of the country.
Read moreFrom: Communications Consortium Media Center Related: [Children] [Youth] [Health] [HIV/AIDS] [Gender] |
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07/22/2004
Angry Sierra Leoneans are demanding that their government ask Guinea to withdraw its troops from their territory which they occupied five years ago. Troops from Guinea occupied the eastern border town of Yenga during Sierra Leone's civil war between the rebels of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) and government forces.
Read moreFrom: Inter Press Service (IPS) Related: [Sierra Leone] [Africa] [Arms & Military] [Conflict Resolution] |
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03/24/2004
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From: Refugee Council Related: [Liberia] [Sierra Leone] [United Kingdom] [Refugees] [Human Rights] |
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07/14/2003
Life was difficult enough for the 50 children--most under the age of 12--living at the Golden Rule orphanage in northern Liberia. Then the war came.
Read moreFrom: U.S. Committee for Refugees Related: [Liberia] [Children] [Refugees] [Youth] [Conflict] Image: Liberia's littlest refugees © U.S. Committee for Refugees
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04/08/2003
The return home of a convoy of Sierra Leonean refugees from Guinea has raised hopes that repatriation of tens of thousands of refugees could be completed by the end of next year.
Read moreFrom: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Related: [Sierra Leone] [Refugees] |
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03/13/2003
The voting intentions of Cameroon, Guinea and Angola are under the spotlight in the tense stand-off in the UN Security Council over use of force against Iraq. The 15-member Council is split, with France leading a strong opposition to war that includes two other permanent council members - Russia and China, as well as non-members Germany and Syria.
Read moreFrom: allAfrica.com Related: [Angola] [Cameroon] [France] [Iraq] [United States] [Conflict] [Peace] [Security] [United Nations] Image: UN on Iraq
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02/26/2003
The administration of United States President George W. Bush is aiming special lobby efforts at three African nations on the United Nations Security Council for support in any decision on impending war with Iraq.
Read moreFrom: allAfrica.com Related: [Angola] [Cameroon] [Africa] [Politics] [Conflict] [Security] [United Nations] Image: UN on Iraq
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02/26/2003
Liberia has filed a nine-count complaint at the United Nations Security Council against neighbouring Guinea for supporting a "terrorist organisation" which it accuses of trying to destabilise it.
Read moreFrom: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network Related: [Liberia] [Geopolitics] [Security] [United Nations] |
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02/26/2003
The administration of United States President George W. Bush is aiming special lobby efforts at three African nations on the United Nations Security Council for support in any decision on impending war with Iraq.
Read moreFrom: allAfrica.com Related: [Angola] [Cameroon] [Africa] [Politics] [Conflict] [Security] [United Nations] |



