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GUINEA: Unprecedented violence hits capital and provinces
IRIN - Tuesday, March 27, 2007
ONAKRY Monday, January 22, 2007 (IRIN) - Security forces shot dead at least 20 people on Monday as tens of thousands of Guineans turned out to demonstrate against President Lansana Conte in the biggest nationwide show of discontent in his 23-year ... more
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GUINEA: More trouble in Guinea could shake region
IRIN - Tuesday, March 27, 2007
ONAKRY Tuesday, January 23, 2007 (IRIN) - Guinea's long borders and central location in West Africa mean analysts view it as a regional lynchpin, saying serious domestic instability there could easily spill over, ending tenuous progress towards the consolidation of peace in Liberia and Sierra Leone, both of which experienced... more
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GUINEA-GUINEA-BISSAU: Bissau army denies sending troops to Conakry
IRIN - Tuesday, March 27, 2007
ISSAU Wednesday, January 24, 2007 (IRIN) - The Guinea-Bissau army has denied reports that it sent troops to neighbouring Guinea to support the government there as it faces unprecedented strikes and ... more
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GUINEA: Strike spells more hardship
IRIN - Tuesday, March 27, 2007
ONAKRY Thursday, January 25, 2007 (IRIN) - Although the rutted main streets of Guineaâ??s capital, Conakry, remained mostly deserted and shops were shuttered because of a nationwide strike, kiosks were opening for business on Thursdayâ?? to turn a profit. ... more
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GUINEA: Strike suspended again
IRIN - Tuesday, March 27, 2007
ONAKRY Monday, January 29, 2007 (IRIN) - Shops opened for business and Guineans returned to work on Monday after President Lansana Conte apparently agreed to weaken his grip on power and union leaders subsequently suspended an unprecedented 18-day nationwide ... more
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GUINEA: Emergency funds needed as more violence looms
IRIN - Tuesday, March 27, 2007
ONAKRY Wednesday, February 07, 2007 (IRIN) - Union leaders in Guinea are threatening to call another nationwide strike starting next Monday, but emergency relief agencies say the country is ill-prepared for a round of violence similar to one last month and urgently needs $4m in emergency ... more
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GUINEA: New clashes follow PM appointment
IRIN - Tuesday, March 27, 2007
ONAKRY Sunday, February 11, 2007 (IRIN) - Mobs burned police stations, looted warehouses and attacked the homes of government ministers in Guinea on Saturday to protest President Lansana Conteâ??s choice of prime ... more
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GUINEA: Strike resumes, violence steps up
IRIN - Tuesday, March 27, 2007
ONAKRY Monday, February 12, 2007 (IRIN) - Mobs looted guns from police stations in Conakry over the weekend and began blocking roads and battling riot police and soldiers in various suburbs around the capital Conakry. The groups set up dozens more roadblocks on Monday and continued running battles with security... more
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GUINEA: Martial law hindering help for wounded
IRIN - Tuesday, March 27, 2007
ONAKRY Tuesday, February 13, 2007 (IRIN) - President Lansana Conte imposed martial law in Guinea on Monday effectively blocking the few emergency agencies that were working to treat people wounded during one of the worst days of ... more
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GUINEA: Life means terror in army-run Conakry
IRIN - Tuesday, March 27, 2007
ONAKRY Friday, February 16, 2007 (IRIN) - â??The boss made reference to President Lansana Conte and gave us the order to shoot anyone provocative, so whoever provokes me, I will shoot him without any hesitation,â? said a Kalashnikov-toting soldier in the main street outside the Donka hospital in central Conakry... more
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GUINEA: Aboubacar Diallo, Guinea, â??I buried my seven-year-old niece this morningâ?
IRIN - Tuesday, March 27, 2007
ONAKRY Friday, February 16, 2007 (IRIN) - Aboubacar Diallo says his seven-year-old niece, Aicha, was shot and killed by uniformed soldiers shooting randomly in the Taouyah suburb of Conakry on Thursday night. The girl made it to hospital, but died because blood and medicines were not available. She was buried... more
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GUINEA: Martial law relaxed but strike continuing
IRIN - Tuesday, March 27, 2007
ONAKRY Tuesday, February 20, 2007 (IRIN) - Life is slowly returning to relative normalcy in Guinea now that the government has eased a curfew imposed after nationwide unrest, but a general strike is ... more
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GUINEA: Consensus prime ministerâ??s appointment ends strike
IRIN - Tuesday, March 27, 2007
ONAKRY Tuesday, February 27, 2007 (IRIN) - Guineaâ??s union leaders on Tuesday once again suspended a nationwide strike after President Lansana Conte agreed to appoint a new prime minister approved by civil ... more
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GUINEA: Cash for water, sanitation and health
IRIN - Tuesday, March 27, 2007
ONAKRY Friday, March 02, 2007 (IRIN) - French Minister for Cooperation Brigitte Girardin has announced that France is prepared to give Guinea euro 1.1 million (US$1.45m) in bilateral aid in recognition of its â??positive evolutionâ? following the appointment of a new prime minister earlier this ... more
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Global Alumina releases 2006 year-end results
Topix - Tuesday, March 27, 2007
lobal Alumina Corporation announced today that the Company's Board of Directors has approved its financial and operating results for the year-ended December 31, 2006. Comment ... more
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Global Alumina sells stake in Guinea project
Topix - Tuesday, March 27, 2007
n a release after stock markets closed, Global Alumina said it had approved agreements to form a joint venture to develop and operate the proposed refinery project. Comment ... more
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Trouble for Guinea as Scorpions' Camp Trims
allAfrica.com - Monday, March 26, 2007
he Scorpions' camp ahead of Saturday's Nations Cup qualifier is atop as the remaining stars from around Europe, arrived the country to join the ... more
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70 are reported killed in Guinea truck accident
Topix - Friday, March 23, 2007
bridge collapsed under an overloaded truck in Guinea, throwing scores of passengers into a river and killing at least 70, witnesses and the West African country's state radio said Wednesday. Comment ... more
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Bridge collapse in Guinea kills 65
Topix - Thursday, March 22, 2007
ixty-five people were killed after a bridge collapsed under the weight of a truck packed with passengers and merchandise in southeastern Guinea, a senior army official in the West African country said on ... Comment ... more
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Bridge collapse in Guinea kills 65
Topix - Thursday, March 22, 2007
ixty-five people were killed after a bridge collapsed under the weight of a truck packed with passengers and merchandise in southeastern Guinea, nearly 400 km southeast of the capital Conakry, officials ... Comment ... more
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