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Guinea: 'Another Strategy' Required to Deal with the Deteriorating Situation - Challenor
allAfrica, 13 October 2009
An international observer group on Guinea has recommended setting up an international commission of inquiry into last month's crackdown that news reports say claimed more than 150… Read more »
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Guinea: African Union, Ecowas Must Help End Human Rights Abuses
allAfrica, 7 October 2009
The victims of 60 years of human rights violations in Guinea deserve to be heard, and West Africa and the African Union should join calls for an international inquiry into the… Read more »
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Guinea: African Union to Increase Pressure On Junta
allAfrica, 2 October 2009
Jean Ping, who as chairman of the African Union Commission is the continent's top diplomat, was in Washington, DC, for the United States-Africa Business Summit this week. On the… Read more »
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Guinea: AU Suspends Country Over Coup
allAfrica, 29 December 2008
The African Union (AU) has suspended Guinea from taking part in all AU activities until the country returns to civilian rule under the constitution. The AU's Peace and Security… Read more »
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Guinea: Soldiers 'Sow Terror' in Conakry - Report
UNIRIN, 30 September 2009
Guinean soldiers have been looting shops, breaking into homes and firing indiscriminately at people who ventured onto the streets of the capital Conakry, residents say, one day… Read more »
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Africa: Trade Deals Raise Questions About China's Role in the Continent
IPS, 16 October 2009
Reports of a large infrastructure and minerals agreement between Guinea and Chinese investors this week have turned a harsh spotlight on the human rights and geopolitical stakes of… Read more »
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Guinea: Military Junta Must Go, Says Clinton
allAfrica, 7 October 2009
The United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has called for the ousting of Guinea's military junta in the wake of what she described as the indiscriminate murder and rape… Read more »
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Nigeria: Country Improves Ranking in Governance Index
This Day, 6 October 2009
Nigeria yesterday emerged 35th position out of the 53 countries in Africa, which were assessed and ranked on good governance by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation in its 2009 Ibrahim Index… Read more »
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Africa: U.S. Calls on Malagasy, Guinea Leaders to Step Down
allAfrica, 24 September 2009
The United States has called on the leaders of the "unconstitutional governments" of Madagascar and Guinea to step down and hold elections. Read more »
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Guinea: Uncertainty Prevails Under Increasingly Isolated Junta
IPS, 8 October 2009
Under growing pressure ten days after a violent crackdown, killed 157 civilians, Guinean junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara has announced an independent committee of inquiry into the… Read more »
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West Africa: ECOWAS Begins Consultations On Guinea
Leadership, 1 October 2009
The President of ECOWAS Commission, Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, said yesterday that he had begun consultations with sub-regional leaders following a bloody crackdown on opposition… Read more »
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Guinea: African Union Strongly Condemns Killings
African Union, 29 September 2009
The Commission of the African Union (AU) expresses grave concern over the situation in Guinea, in particular the repression by the security and armed forces of a peaceful rally… Read more »
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Guinea: AU Suspends Country Over Military Coup
African Union, 29 December 2008
The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 165th meeting held on 29 December 2008, adopted the following decision on the situation in the Republic of Guinea… Read more »