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Equatorial Guinea: Human Rights Drowning in OilThe oil interests of Angola, Brazil and Portugal could pave the way for former Spanish colony Equatorial Guinea to become the ninth member of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) two years from now, despite the country's poor human rights record.
AllAfrica | 25-Aug-2010 07:09
Guinea Presidential Race - Koroma Hopes for Peaceful Run-Off
President Ernest Bai Koroma returned home Tuesday evening from the Guinean capital of Conakry where he made a one-day working visit with his Liberian counterpart Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to solidarise with the government and people of Guinea on their pending run-off presidential elections.
AllAfrica | 24-Aug-2010 12:29
Guineaa s Prime Minister Backs off Involvement in Presidential Run-Off
Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore, right, greets Guinea presidential frontrunner Cellou Dalein Diallo, as he meets with members of the transitional government at the People's Palace in Conakry, Guinea, 3 Aug 2010 The president of Guinea's Research Institute on Democracy and Rule of Law, a non-governmental organization, said the prime minister ...
Topix.net | 24-Aug-2010 09:49
Burkina Faso President to Run for Re-Election
Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore, right, greets Guinea presidential frontrunner Cellou Dalein Diallo, as he meets with members of the transitional government at the People's Palace in Conakry, Guinea, 3 Aug 2010 Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore has announced he will run for re-election in the country's November presidential poll.A Mr.
Topix.net | 23-Aug-2010 18:20
Guinea Envoy Meets President Jammeh
Bakary Fofana, the minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and Francophone of Guinea Conakry, a special envoy of the interim leader of Guinea Conakry, General Saikouba Conateh, Friday met the Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh at State House in Banjul.
AllAfrica | 23-Aug-2010 11:29
Guinea Prime Minister Denies Bias Ahead Of Vote
Share + Aug 22, 2010 11:24 am US/Eastern BOUBACAR DIALLO, Associated Press Writer CONAKRY, Guinea Guinea's interim prime minister said Sunday he's not backing a candidate in next month's historic presidential run-off election despite allegations he favors the underdog and is trying to manipulate the outcome.
Topix.net | 22-Aug-2010 18:32
Guinea proposes electoral law change before vote
Guinea's interim government wants to change the electoral code in a way that would give the government access to completed ballots, according to documents given to The Associated Press, a move that is fueling accusations of manipulation before next month's historic election.
Topix.net | 19-Aug-2010 20:43
Liberia: Sirleaf Commends Guinean Authorities
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, on a one-day working visit to neighboring Guinea, has commended the authorities and the people of Guinea for the progress they have made thus far, and their commitment to returning Guinea to constitutional rule.
Topix.net | 19-Aug-2010 17:33
Sirleaf Commends Guinean Authorities
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, on a one-day working visit to neighboring Guinea, has commended the authorities and the people of Guinea for the progress they have made thus far, and their commitment to returning Guinea to constitutional rule.
AllAfrica | 19-Aug-2010 14:06
Mano River Union Leaders Assure Guinea of Support
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, on a one-day working visit to neighboring Guinea, has commended the authorities and the people of Guinea for the progress they have made thus far, and their commitment to returning Guinea to constitutional rule.
AllAfrica | 19-Aug-2010 13:02
Reports: Son of Guinean junta leader found dead in Longueuil
Moriba Junior Camara, son of the former head of the military junta in Guinea, was found dead in a pool in Longueuil on the south shore, Radio-Canada and several African media have reported.
Topix.net | 19-Aug-2010 06:59
The Menace of Mercenaries
A mutinous soldier brandishes his weapon as he rides through the streets of Guinea's capital Conakry on December 24, 2008 in Conakry, following a coup.
Topix.net | 18-Aug-2010 16:17
Guinea: Sirleaf Discusses Transition With Guinean Authorities.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, arrived Tuesday, August 17, for a one day working visit, to consult with the authorities and the key election contestants of Guinea on the satisfactory electoral process that is underway in that country.
AllAfrica | 18-Aug-2010 14:31
"Guinea Welcomes in a New Era and the Beginning of the Country's Mining Renaissance"
Symposium Mines Guinea , which will take place from 23- 25 November 2010, in Conakry, Republic of Guinea.
Topix.net | 18-Aug-2010 03:04
President Dos Santos Supports Gulf of Guinea Action Plan
The Angolan head of State, José Eduardo dos Santos, Wednesday, in Luanda, expressed to the executive secretary of the Commission of Gulf of Guinea, Miguel Trovoada, the availability of Angola to contribute to the drafting of the action plan of the sub-regional organisation.
AllAfrica | 13-Aug-2010 09:31
Guinea: Positive New Media Laws Welcomed
Guinea's military leader, Gen. Sékouba Konaté, has enshrined press freedom in the country's new constitution. He has reformed media laws to protect journalists from jail sentences and ensure the freedom to create independent newspapers, report Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and ARTICLE 19. Passed on 22 June, the new legislation has come into place at a historic time: the first free presidential elections in 52 years.
AllAfrica | 11-Aug-2010 15:01
Journalists Are the Forgotten Victims of Violence, Article 19 Report Says
After the first round of presidential elections in Guinea, the first free presidential elections in 52 years since independence, ARTICLE 19 is launching a report on freedom of expression and the media in Guinea.
AllAfrica | 11-Aug-2010 13:54
Guineaa s Two Presidential Candidates Begin Campaigning Early
Presidential candidate and former Prime Minister Cellou Dalein Diallo casts his vote in presidential elections in Conakry, Guinea, 27 Jun 2010 The chairman of Guineaa s Research Institute on Democracy and the Rule of Law, a non-governmental organization, said the two leading presidential candidates in the last election have begun campaigning, a day ...
Topix.net | 11-Aug-2010 05:28
West Africa: State of the Media - 2009
On October 2 1958, Guinea attained independence and proclaimed its sovereignty. Ahmed Sékou Touré, the first president of the country, one of the pioneers of the country's independence, promised to make Guinea a prosperous country and the economic engine of Africa.
AllAfrica | 10-Aug-2010 15:33
Guinea sets date for run-off vote
The long-delayed presidential run-off in Guinea has now been scheduled for 19 September, Secretary General of the presidency Tibou Kamara has said.
Topix.net | 09-Aug-2010 23:01
Run-off vote delay raises fear
Guineans have waited over a month for the second round of their first free election since independence, raising fears among observers that this delay could upset a fragile transition.
Topix.net | 08-Aug-2010 16:10
Sierra Leone: Former Rebel Leader Portrays Taylor as Peacemaker
A former Sierra Leonean rebel leader testifying for Charles Taylor today told the Special Court for Sierra Leone judges in The Hague that all the discussions he had with the former Liberian president focused mainly on how to bring the conflict in Sierra Leone to an end.
Topix.net | 07-Aug-2010 14:57
Guinea: Aid on the Way After Hail Flattens Crops
UN agencies on 7 August will deliver food, seeds, fertilizer and other relief supplies to Guinea's Labé region, where hundreds of families lost maize and vegetable crops in a hail storm.
AllAfrica | 07-Aug-2010 00:15
GUINEA: Aid on the way after hail flattens crops
DAKAR Friday, August 06, 2010 (IRIN) - UN agencies on 7 August will deliver food, seeds, fertilizer and other relief supplies to Guinea’s Labé region, where hundreds of families lost maize and vegetable crops in a hail storm.
IRIN | 06-Aug-2010 23:19
South Africa: Govt Millions 'Propping Up Rogue States'
The Democratic Alliance has charged that millions of rands of South African taxpayers' money is being used to prop up rogue African states through a continental fund intended to promote democracy.
Topix.net | 06-Aug-2010 17:30
South Africa: Govt Millions 'Propping Up Rogue States'
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has charged that millions of rands of South African taxpayers' money is being used to prop up rogue African states through a continental fund intended to promote democracy.
AllAfrica | 06-Aug-2010 12:31
Nigeria/Guinea: Flying Eagles Ready to Fly Over Guinea
Flying Eagles coach, John Obuh has tipped his lads to fly over Guinea when both sides clash in an African Junior Championship first round second leg match in Conakry. To achieve this, he said his boys must be offensive-driven, throughout the span of the game.
AllAfrica | 06-Aug-2010 09:20
Rio Tinto Plans Large Increase in Iron-Ore Investment
Rio Tinto has announced plans to invest $170 million in its mining Simandou project in the iron-ore-rich region in south-east Guinea.
AllAfrica | 05-Aug-2010 17:31
SA spent R1bln in projects around the continent
Members of Parliament were today spitting fire after being told how the country had spent more than R1 billion in some questionable projects around the continent.
Topix.net | 05-Aug-2010 08:32
Conde promises mining review
By Saliou Samb Conakry - Guinean presidential hopeful Alpha Conde said on Wednesday he would order a review of the country's mining contracts if elected, days after his rival in the run-off vote promised to do the same.
Topix.net | 05-Aug-2010 04:23
Mediator Urges Guinea to Quickly Organize Run-Off Election
Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore, right, greets Guinea presidential frontrunner Cellou Dalein Diallo, as he meets with members of the transitional government and presidential candidates at the People's Palace in Conakry, Guinea, 3 Aug 2010 West Africa's mediator to Guinea and Burkino Faso President Blaise Compaore is urging Guinea to organize ...
Topix.net | 04-Aug-2010 20:07
Due Process Bodes Well for Country's Political Future
The past two decades in Africa have shown that the holding of elections is no guarantee for democracy. Independent institutions, military officers who support civilian rule and a determined civil society are the necessary change agents.
AllAfrica | 03-Aug-2010 14:44
Kouyate backs underdog in Guinea run-off
By Saliou Samb Conakry - Guinea's former prime minister Lansana Kouyate on Monday threw his support behind underdog presidential candidate Alpha Conde heading into a run-off vote.
Topix.net | 03-Aug-2010 03:36
WEST AFRICA: Hail storms, record rains
DAKAR Monday, August 02, 2010 (IRIN) - The 2010 rainy season in West Africa has opened with hail storms in Guinea and the heaviest rain in 50 years in northern Chad. Floods have killed at least 80 people and destroyed bridges, homes, septic tanks, livestock, crops and food stocks; dams have broken, and wells and latrines have been submerged.
irinnews.org | 03-Aug-2010 00:58
Analysis: HIV generics under threat from tighter patenting rules
VIENNA Monday, August 02, 2010 (IRIN) - Most of the estimated 5.2 million people worldwide on antiretroviral (ARV) treatment are taking generic versions manufactured primarily in India, but tighter global intellectual property rights and trade rules could shut down "the pharmacy of the developing world".
IRIN | 02-Aug-2010 19:43
Analysis: Unconditional money
JOHANNESBURG Monday, August 02, 2010 (IRIN) - A World Bank study that put money in the hands of girls and their parents in Malawi's poor southern region has caused ripples across the debate on cash transfers in academic and aid communities.
IRIN | 02-Aug-2010 19:28
FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in Guinea
Guinea, one of the world's biggest sources of the aluminium ore bauxite, will hold the second and decisive round of a presidential election in coming weeks, a vote aimed at ending a political crisis that has persisted since a 2008 military coup.
Topix.net | 02-Aug-2010 14:47
Guinea Nears Democratic Transition
A mother shows the identification of her son who was killed in one of the many recent pro-democracy protests in Guinea.
Topix.net | 31-Jul-2010 05:43
POLITICS-GUINEA: Women Amongst Also-Rans in Presidential Elections
CONAKRY, Jul 30, 2010 - Celou Dalein Diallo gained a significant advantage over Alpha CondA©, his main rival for the Guinean presidency, when a third candidate said he would back Diallo in a second round of voting in August.
Topix.net | 30-Jul-2010 12:19
Chalco Shares Rise on $1.35 Billion Stake in Rio's Guinea Iron-Ore Project
Gavin Wendt, a senior analyst with MineLife Co. Ltd., talks with Bloomberg's Susan Li from Sydney about Aluminum Corp.
Topix.net | 30-Jul-2010 07:05
Guinea: Climbing Out of the Donor Funding Gap
More than two million Guineans do not have enough to eat, basic health services are a shambles and the country is in a fragile transition from decades of military rule, yet most aid donors do not see Guinea as an "emergency".
AllAfrica | 29-Jul-2010 14:57
GUINEA: Climbing out of the donor funding gap
DAKAR Wednesday, July 28, 2010 (IRIN) - More than two million Guineans do not have enough to eat, basic health services are a shambles and the country is in a fragile transition from decades of military rule, yet most aid donors do not see Guinea as an "emergency".
IRIN | 29-Jul-2010 07:58
Guineans Ready to Elect New Leader, Says Analyst
The president of Guineaa s Research Institute on Democracy and Rule of Law, a non-governmental organization, said Guineans are anxiously waiting to vote after the electoral commission proposed 14th August as the date for the presidential election run-off. Attorney Thierno Balde said Guineaa s transitional President-General, Sekouba Konate, will now ...
Topix.net | 29-Jul-2010 05:22
Guinea election leader secures backing for run-off
The candidate who came out on top in the first round of Guinea's presidential election, Cellou Dallein Diallo, has won the backing of third-placed Sidya Toure for the run-off, sources in Diallo's party said on Wednesday.
Topix.net | 29-Jul-2010 01:18
Guinea: Climbing Out of the Donor Funding Gap
More than two million Guineans do not have enough to eat, basic health services are a shambles and the country is in a fragile transition from decades of military rule, yet most aid donors do not see Guinea as an "emergency". But the struggles of a new local NGO show the challenge of operating in a non-emergency mode while much development funding ...
Topix.net | 29-Jul-2010 01:18
Guinea: Climbing Out of the Donor Funding Gap
More than two million Guineans do not have enough to eat, basic health services are a shambles and the country is in a fragile transition from decades of military rule, yet most aid donors do not see Guinea as an "emergency".
AllAfrica | 29-Jul-2010 00:49