Guinea's Youth Vote for Jobs
With about 60% of young people being unemployment and even those with university education struggling to make ends meet, many say the upcoming parliamentary election will be a vote for change.
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Guinea:
Youth Vote for Jobs
UNIRIN, 26 September 2013
The Manhattan City Bar sits at the edge of a scrap heap in the Kaloum neighbourhood of Conakry, the capital of Guinea. Malian guitar music and French rap are blasted from the… Read more »
A young woman carries her baby in Conakry.
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Liberia:
Liberia Heads MRU Election Observation Delegation to Guinea
New Dawn, 26 September 2013
A Commissioner of the National Elections Commission (NEC) Samuel Joe has left the country to head an 18-member Mano River Union Elections Observation Mission to Guinea. The MRU… Read more »
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Guinea:
U.S. State Dept. On Delay of Guinea's Legislative Elections
State Department, 23 September 2013
U.S. Welcomes Agreement in Guinea to Delay Legislative Elections until September 28 Read more »
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Guinea:
Guineans Finally Go to the Polls to End the Political Impasse
ISS, 19 September 2013
The road to democracy was never going to be easy. But as Guineans prepare to vote in legislative elections next Tuesday, there are fears that the fragile political stability in… Read more »
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Guinea:
Opposition Considers Protests Over Perceived Flaws in Voter List
VOA, 13 September 2013
Opposition leaders in the West African nation of Guinea say they continue to have concerns about the voter list expected to be used in legislative elections scheduled for later… Read more »
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Guinea:
EU to Observe Guinea Elections
PR Newswire, 6 September 2013
The European Union, in response to an invitation by the authorities of the Republic of Guinea, is deploying a mission to observe the legislative elections of 24 September. Read more »
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Guinea:
EU Deploy Observers to Monitor Legislative Elections
AEP, 3 September 2013
The EU Electoral Observer Mission (MOEUE) is expected to deploy 24 long-term observer team in Guinea ahead of the country's legislative elections slated for 24th September. Read more »
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Guinea:
Pre-Election Clashes Kill 1, Injure 51
VOA, 23 September 2013
At least one person has been killed and more than 50 others injured during campaign clashes in the West African nation of Guinea. Read more »
InFocus
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An estimated five million Guineans have cast their ballots in the country's first legislative elections which observers say went relatively smoothly. Read more »
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President Alpha Conde has announced campaign dates for the long awaited legislative elections, but the opposition have threatened to boycott over accusations that the ruling party ... Read more »