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'Deaths' in Guinea mine protestTwo people have been shot dead by security forces during a protest against a Russian company mining bauxite in Guinea, witnesses have said.
Source : Topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 16:19
Kenya/Guinea: Kimanzi Makes Minor Changes
Kenya coach Francis Kimanzi has made two changes to the squad to face Guinea on Sunday in a World Cup/Africa Cup of Nations Group Two decider match in Conakry.
Source : AllAfrica | 09-Oct-2008 11:56
Captain says KPL should not quit
Harambee Stars captain Robert Mambo wants the Kenyan Premier League to continue managing the national team beyond the second round group matches, and not the Kenya Football Federation .
Source : Topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 16:59
Kenya/Guinea: Mambo Upbeat Ahead of Trip
Kenya are bracing for a hostile reception in Conakry when they take on Guinea in a World Cup/Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on October 12, team captain Robert Mambo said Tuesday.
Source : AllAfrica | 08-Oct-2008 10:13
Nigeria: African Basketball - Team Beats Guinea 70-61
The Nigerian Under-18 national female team late Sunday defeated their opponents from Guinea 70-61 as the African championship started in Tunisia on the same date.
Source : AllAfrica | 07-Oct-2008 11:21
Free Guinea's 50 years of poverty
This week marks the 50th anniversary of independence for the West African state of Guinea, but as Will Ross reports there is little to celebrate with the country in political and economic turmoil.
Source : Topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 16:40
Happy (?) birthday Guinea
Commentary on the news, culture, sports and current events of sub-Saharan Africa from someone who's lived there.
Source : Topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 16:17
Guinea: 'Sheep Who Vote?' Women Say No
Long absent from the top posts in the civil service and under-represented in political parties, Guinean women are calling for changes during legislative elections planned for December.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Oct-2008 10:12
POLITICS-GUINEA: 'Sheep Who Vote?' Women Say No
Long absent from the top posts in the civil service and under-represented in political parties, Guinean women are calling for changes during legislative elections planned for December.
Source : Topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 08:11
Guinean PM meets Chinese President Hu's special envoy
Guinean Prime Minister Ahmed Tidiane Souar met here Friday with Xu Shaoshi, special envoy of Chinese president Hu Jintao, following a ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of Guinea's independence.
Source : Topix.net | 04-Oct-2008 23:57
AFRICA/GUINEA - "The people await a better future," says the Archbishop of Conakry on the 50th ...
'The Republic of Guinea has celebrated 50 years of independence amidst uncertainty and expectation for a better future.
Source : Topix.net | 04-Oct-2008 15:53
EUROPE/ITALY - For life and against the death penalty
While the United States Supreme Court considered the case of Troy Davis in Georgia, the Community of Saint Egidio organized the III International Congress for Ministers of Justice on September 29.
Source : Topix.net | 04-Oct-2008 07:41
GUINEA: State of suspended development after 50 years of independence
CONAKRY, 2 October 2008 - As regional leaders gathered in Conakry on 2 October to celebrate Guinea's 50 years of independence from France, on the other side of the capital, doctors emerging from a ten-day ...
Source : Topix.net | 03-Oct-2008 23:25
Guinea Looks Back on 50 Years of Independence
The West African nation of Guinea marks the 50th anniversary of independence which it gained after breaking with other French-African colonies that accepted a power-sharing agreement with France, the colonial ...
Source : Topix.net | 03-Oct-2008 15:05
President Sirleaf Joins Guinea to Commemorate 50th Independence Anniversary
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was Thursday among several African and other world leaders attending celebrations marking 50th independence anniversary of neighboring Guinea.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Oct-2008 14:04
South Africa/Guinea: Santana Names Squad for Guinea
A mixture of exciting new blood and tried and tested overseas experience is what Bafana Bafana coach Joel Santana will be relying on when South Africa travels to Equatorial Guinea next Thursday for their last African Nations qualifier.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Oct-2008 08:44
Republic of Guinea: Statement by an IMF Mission
An International Monetary Fund mission, led by Mr. Jean Le Dem, visited the Republic of Guinea during September 17 to October 1, 2008 to conduct discussions on the second review under the Poverty Reduction and ...
Source : Topix.net | 03-Oct-2008 06:58
Guinea: State of Suspended Development After 50 Years of Independence
As regional leaders gathered in Conakry on 2 October to celebrate Guinea's 50 years of independence from France, on the other side of the capital, doctors emerging from a ten-day strike said when it comes to healthcare, there is little to celebrate.
Source : AllAfrica | 02-Oct-2008 22:58
[Guinean news] Happy birthday Guinea
There are celebrations today in Conakry to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Guinean independence.
Source : Topix.net | 02-Oct-2008 22:56
GUINEA: State of suspended development after 50 years of independence
CONAKRY Thursday, October 02, 2008 (IRIN) - As regional leaders gathered in Conakry on 2 October to celebrate Guinea?s 50 years of independence from France, on the other side of the capital, doctors emerging from a ten-day strike said when it comes to healthcare, there is little to celebrate.
Source : IRIN | 02-Oct-2008 21:11
Guineans mark '50 years of poverty'
As Guineans mark their 50th year of independence from France, a popular cry to be heard in the capital, Conakry, is: "Fifty years of poverty!" "We would rather have poverty in freedom than riches in slavery," ...
Source : Topix.net | 02-Oct-2008 14:44
Nigeria: Why We're in Gulf of Guinea, By French Navy
French Navy has said its involvement in the provision of security in the Gulf of Guinea, is based on partnership for the training of military personnel of countries within the area.
Source : AllAfrica | 02-Oct-2008 11:07
Team Match the Beginning, Says Kimanzi
Harambee Stars coach Francis Kimanzi has said Kenya's real World Cup/Africa Cup of Nations qualifier starts in Conakry on October 12 when they face Guinea in Group Two decider.
Source : AllAfrica | 02-Oct-2008 08:14
Greetings to Guinean President
Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Monday sent a message of greetings to Lansana Conte, President of Guinea, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its ...
Source : Topix.net | 02-Oct-2008 05:05
Kenya/Guinea: New Dates for Guinea Match
The World Cup/Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Group Two leaders Kenya and Guinea will be played on October 12 after all.
Source : AllAfrica | 01-Oct-2008 09:47
Guinea: Journalist Briefly Detained for Covering Police Interrogation
On 24 September 2008, Traoré Facely, a reporter for Familia FM, a privately-owned radio station, was arrested and briefly held in the custody of the Conakry division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Guinean police.
Source : AllAfrica | 01-Oct-2008 09:10
We Have Nothing to Lose in Final Qualifier, Says Coach Kimanzi
Harambee Stars coach Francis Kimanzi has taunted Guinea ahead of their 2010 World Cup/African Nations Cup qualifier, saying his charges have nothing to lose in their final group encounter in Conakry.
Source : AllAfrica | 30-Sep-2008 08:58
Krewe's control
The five clean-cut members of Toubab Krewe look like any other indie rock group from North Carolina, but once Justin Perkins swaps his electric guitar for a kora and percussionist Luke Quaranta starts pounding ...
Source : Topix.net | 30-Sep-2008 06:07
GLOBAL: "Hot topic" - special journal issue on climate and migration reviewed
JOHANNESBURG Monday, September 29, 2008 (IRIN) - The October issue of the Forced Migration Review (FMR), a journal published three times a year by Oxford University's Refugee Studies Centre, is a 38-article buffet on climate change and displacement, a ?hot topic? according to Jean-Francois Durieux, a lecturer at the centre.
Source : IRIN | 29-Sep-2008 17:59
AFRICA: Call to ban cluster bombs
KAMPALA Monday, September 29, 2008 (IRIN) - Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu called cluster munitions "an abomination whose manufacture and use should not be tolerated by any government", amid calls for African countries to do more to ensure the weapons are banned.
Source : IRIN | 29-Sep-2008 17:29
Chinese president's envoy to attend Guinea's ceremony for independence anniversary
As Chinese president Hu Jintao's special envoy, China's Minister of Land and Resources Xu Shaoshi will attend Guinea's ceremony for its 50th anniversary of independence on Oct.
Source : Topix.net | 28-Sep-2008 05:51
G l meets with presidents at TCC's Friendship Dinner
President G l, Zimbabwe's President Mugabe and Tajik President Rahmanov were among the guests of the Friendship Dinner in New York.
Source : Topix.net | 27-Sep-2008 21:40
Guinea Goverment Intend Discuss Simandou Iron Ore Project With Rio Tinto
Guinea wants more talks with Rio Tinto about the mining firm's key Simandou iron ore project in the West African country, the prime minister said in comments broadcast on Thursday.
Source : Topix.net | 25-Sep-2008 21:25
GLOBAL: Leadership determines AIDS performance
JOHANNESBURG Thursday, September 25, 2008 (IRIN) - As South Africa prepared to swear in a new president on 25 September after the dramatic ousting of Thabo Mbeki four days before, attempts by commentators to summarise the former president's mixed legacy have not failed to mention his controversial stance on AIDS.
Source : IRIN | 25-Sep-2008 18:44
Guinea: Reputation for Corruption Worsens
Guinea fell five spots in the 2008 ranking of perceptions of corruption released by the watchdog non-profit Transparency International (TI). Officials say Guinea's deteriorating reputation for corruption can threaten city services, choke economic growth and increase drug trafficking.
Source : AllAfrica | 25-Sep-2008 07:57
FGM Continues in Rural Secrecy
Thousands of young girls annually prepare for their initiation into a women's secret association, Sande Society, which operates mostly in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.
Source : AllAfrica | 25-Sep-2008 07:56
Health
Health leaders meeting here have said that significant progress towards reducing child and maternal mortality is being made in the world's poorest nations.
Source : Topix.net | 25-Sep-2008 04:15
GUINEA: Reputation for corruption worsens
CONAKRY Wednesday, September 24, 2008 (IRIN) - Guinea fell five spots in the 2008 ranking of perceptions of corruption released by the watchdog non-profit Transparency International (TI). Officials say Guinea?s deteriorating reputation for corruption can threaten city services, choke economic growth and increase drug trafficking.
Source : irinnews.org | 24-Sep-2008 21:19
Guinea: Health Workers Suspend Strike in Country
The federation of health workers union has temporarily suspended the most recent 10-day industrial action on Friday. The strike almost crumbled social service delivery in the Guinean capital Conakry apparently due to late government intervention.
Source : AllAfrica | 24-Sep-2008 13:24
WEST AFRICA: West Africa gets mixed report card in 2008 corruption index
DAKAR Tuesday, September 23, 2008 (IRIN) - Nine West African countries shot up while nine others sank lower in the 2008 Transparency International (TI) ranking of perceptions of corruption in 180 countries.
Source : IRIN | 23-Sep-2008 23:00
SOUTH AFRICA: Govts urged to recognise the right to affordable food
JOHANNESBURG Tuesday, September 23, 2008 (IRIN) - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food has called on governments to draw up national laws obliging them to take action when there is a threat of famine or food insecurity.
Source : irinnews.org | 23-Sep-2008 18:30
PNG police beat up couple after pool mishap
Armed off-duty police officers in Papua New Guinea allegedly assaulted a couple after one of the officers was bumped into a hotel pool.
Source : Topix.net | 23-Sep-2008 03:58
PNG leaders commit to national growth
The Papua New Guinea Government sees the public service as an obstacle to development and is moving to revamp it.
Source : Topix.net | 21-Sep-2008 03:56
AFRICA: Humanitarian Air
JOHANNESBURG Friday, September 19, 2008 (IRIN) - Often the forgotten heroes of humanitarian assistance, pilots play a critical role in making sure that aid gets to where it is needed most around the world - and sometimes they pay the ultimate price.
Source : IRIN | 19-Sep-2008 10:50
Guinea: Newspaper Suspended for Three Months for Criticising Minister, Journalists Prohibited From Working for Other Media Outlets
On 15 September 2008, the National Communications Council (CNC), the media regulatory body in Guinea, suspended "La Vérité", a Conakry-based weekly newspaper, for three months for allegedly using "offensive language" that the CNC said could "undermine the honour and dignity" of the public.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Sep-2008 09:39
United States, Country Enjoy Robust Relationship On Central Issues
The United States and the Guinean people and their government have a robust relationship and share a wide array of common views, even as some challenges remain, says Phillip Carter III, the former U.S. ambassador to Guinea.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Sep-2008 09:00