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Analysts Warn of Coup Possibility
allAfrica.com - Friday, May 30, 2008
uinea's hasty attempt to grant the demands of mutinous soldiers ending a two-day civil disobedience over back pay could weaken their authority to manage political and economic pressures in a country that risk a 'coup d'etat,' analysts ... more
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Chance for Chinyama to Prove Self With Warriors
allAfrica.com - Friday, May 30, 2008
im international striker Takesure Chinyama has gone through a lot in the past two years -- from coming face-to-face with blatant racism in Europe, becoming the leading light in attack at his club and being ignored by his country's national football coaches, writes Robson Sharuko in CONAKRY, ... more
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Warriors Arrive in Guinea
allAfrica.com - Friday, May 30, 2008
imbabwe's road-weary Warriors flew into this chaotic and tense coastal city on the shores of the Atlantic, almost 24 hours after they left home, to begin yet another campaign to dine with the aristocrats of global football when the 2010 World Cup bandwagon explodes across the Limpopo in just two... more
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Msiska's Bitter Conakry Memories
allAfrica.com - Friday, May 30, 2008
ifteen years might have passed but Brenna Msiska still remembers everything - a bulky but talented forward called Titi Camara, a shell-shocked Reinhard Fabisch as he surveyed the ruins of his battered troops and a scoreline that was a humiliation to that gallant Class of ... more
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Guinea: Conté Declares State of Siege
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p>Senegalese blogger Alex Seck resumes his watch of Guinean developments (Fr): “ Dictator Lansana Conté has … appeared in a radio and tv broadcast during which he announced a Presidential decree instituting the state of siege until Feb. 23 … In short, Conté is choosing escalation … All... more
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Guinea, Senegal: Lansana Conté Must Leave if He Loves His Country
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p>At Pourquoi l’ Afrique Claudique , Senegalese novelist Ndické Dieye tells (Fr) Guinea’s embattled head of state: “ Lansana, leave if you have even an inkling of conscience or patriotism left! Leave to avoid an unnecessary blood bath! … I ask the police … to refuse to execute... more
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Guinea: general strike suspended
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p>Friends of Guinea blog has a post about the latest turn of events in Guinea , “Guinean unions will again suspend the general strike after the head of state Gen. Lansana Conté agreed to name a prime minister from a list of names proposed by the labor organizations. His... more
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Guinea: Another Lansana Enters the Scene
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p>Says Senegalese blogger Alex Seck, (Fr): “The situation in [Guinea] has started normalizing since the nomination of Lansana Kouyaté as Prime Minister on Feb. 26. Kouyaté who was one of five people proposed by unionists and civil society arrived in Conakry [on the 27th] from Abidjan where... more
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Guinea-Conakry: standing up to a power-hungry President
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p>The technological revolution that enables ordinary citizens to capture and upload video footage on the web has been slow to take root in West Africa. Up to now we haven’t featured any video content from this part of the world on the Human Rights Video Hub Pilot. So... more
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Guinea: the future of Friends of Guinea
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p>Following the recent political turmoil in Guines, what will the future of Friends of Guinea be? “As mentioned in an earlier statement, FOG is not going anywhere. While we all hope for the Peace Corps' re-insertion into Guinea as soon as is practicable and safe, FOG will remain... more
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Water Shortage in Conakry
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p> la plume plus describes the catastrophic effects a long-term shortage of clean water is having on hygiene and human health in Conakry, the capital of Guinea. ... more
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Seyni Kouyate on Yankadi Reggae
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p> Roots and Culture has an interview with Seyni Kouyate (Fr), a Yakandi reggae musician from a griot family in Guinea-Conakry. Kouyate says Yakandi reggae is not a Western-African fusion; it's a fundamentally African music form. “It's the meeting of traditional African rhythms, specifically from West Africa,... more
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Guinean proverb
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p> Roots and Culture posts a Guinean proverb: “When ants work together they carry lift elephants.” (Fr) ... more
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Guinea: top businessman becomes honorary president
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p> News From Guinea and Friends of Guinea reports , “Mamadou Sylla, Guinea's richest business patron, was named as the new honorary president of the ruling PUP party.
Sylla is a close ally of the head of state Gen. Lansana Conté and is often referred to as ‘the ruling party's... more
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South Africa: Continuing education is working
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p>The nonrequired writes about the success story that is continuing education in some African nations and how it can prevent the brain drain. Continuing education is paid for by companies and provided by local universities at an affordable cost. It has been succesfully implemented so far in... more
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Guine: Football, carnival and politics
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p> Jorge Rosmaninho [pt] describes the carnival atmosphere that has invaded the streets in Conakry, Guinea, because of the Cup of African Nations, which started today . Football is the order of the day. “T ... more
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Ghana: Blogging the African Cup of Nations
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p>A blog focusing on the African Cup of Nations 2008 : “I welcome you all to Ghana 2008 - the 26th African cup of Nations. Today, 20th of January, 2008(today) the city of Accra in Ghana came alive with the opening ceremony in preparedness for the opening game between... more
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Football Comes Home to Ghana
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p>For the past three weeks, soccer has come home—literally—and Ghanaians of all walks of life have not been immune to the excitement and ecstasy it has generated throughout the country. Did you have to be told that bloggers were also excited? Hardly!
Let’s begin with Ghana Barbz ,... more
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Warriors Leave for Guinea
allAfrica.com - Thursday, May 29, 2008
imbabwe Warriors flew out of the country yesterday to begin their 2010 World Cup qualifying marathon with a tough date against Group 2 seeds Guinea in Conakry on ... more
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"My Mother Said I Could Help the Family More If I Left School to Be a Sex Worker"
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, May 28, 2008
anet Camara (not her real name) told IRIN her mother urged her to leave school and become a sex worker in early 2008 when it became clear that food and fuel prices meant her mother could not support the family on her ... more
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