2010 WC/CAN: Benin names 18-man squad against SudanBADEA DG visits BurundiKenya wants Sudan Peace Agreement implementedNigeria gets apology for diplomatic snub IMO pledges support to avert piracy off Somali coastSomalian prime minister to visit BrusselsLibya, Somalia review cooperationBurundi sets conditions for keeping soldiers in Somalia Nigerian club fails in bid to lift African champions league titleKenya Airways launches flights to Kisangani, DRCIndia grants US$263 million to DR CongoKabila, Mugabe hold talks Ivorian Prime Minister urges mutinous soldiers to remain calmGbagbo: "Whoever delays Ivorian elections is a criminal"Gbagbo reaffirms his desire for Ivorian peaceGbagbo signs Ivorian amnesty law ON THE WIRE AU slams travel ban on Guinea military rulers, freezes assetsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Saturday announced a widerange of sanctions, including travel bans and assets freezing, against Guinea?smilitary rulers, a senior AU official said here. 07/11/2009 Full Text... Nov 8, 2009
The sanctions came after the 28 September killings by the troops who fired on pr otesters staging a rally at the Conakry stadium to request military leader, Capt a in Moussa Dadis Camara, not to run in presidential elections scheduled for Janua r y, 2010. Camara wants to contest in the elections, but AU says it is against his earlier commitment not to do so, and rebuffs demands from the international community th a t he should not run. (Panapress.com)
African Union imposes sanctions on Guinea junta Nov 7, 2009
They were imposed after junta troops opened fire at a rally in a Conakry stadium where protestors were urging junta leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara not to stand in presidential elections planned for January. Both the AU and the west African economic grouping ECOWAS have already suspended Guinea and both the United States and the EU have imposed sanctions on the junta. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Africa: Continent's Elite and the Western Media Nov 4, 2009
To be sure, on 28 September 2009, security forces turned on demonstrators who had gathered in the national stadium in the capital, Conakry, to demonstrate against the government. More than 200 people were shot dead instantly. (allAfrica.com)
Jittery Guinea Nov 1, 2009
Tens of thousands of workers in the West African state of Guinea are on strike, protesting after government soldiers opened fire on pro-democracy demonstrators at a football stadium in the capital, Conakry, last month ... Traffic in the Guinean capital, Conakry, is always chaotic and heavy. (BBC News -- Africa)
Guinea Protesters Freed After Being Forced To Eat Oct 31, 2009
(AP) CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) - Guinea's military junta knew how to stop demonstrators who went on a hunger strike to protest last month's massacre: They took them to a restaurant and forced them to eat under threat of death, the protesters said Friday. The 10 hunger strikers were released Friday, two days after they were taken away by the ruling military junta and later detained inside a shipping crate with breathing holes. (CBS News -- World)
Guinea: Ban Announces Members of Commission to Look Into Bloody Guinean Crackdown Oct 31, 2009
The Secretary-General said earlier this month, when announcing the creation of the body, that it will investigate the events of 28 September in Guinea's capital, Conakry, "with a view to determining the accountability of those involved." ... Deputy Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said information received indicated that "women were abused or otherwise brutalized on the pitch in Conakry's stadium, apparently by men in uniform This is appalling, unacceptable. It must never happen again." ... Beyond the... (allAfrica.com)
Sanctions imposed on Guinea junta Oct 30, 2009
Human rights groups say soldiers raped and sexually abused women during the crackdown in the capital, Conakry, on 28 September. The rally was called to protest over reports that Capt Camara was planning to stand in presidential elections next year. (BBC News -- Africa)
GUINEA: Food prices climb amid unrest Oct 28, 2009
CONAKRY, 27 October 2009 () - Prices of rice, sugar, oil and other basic foods have risen sharply in the Guinea capital Conakry in the tense weeks following a deadly military crackdown on civilians. "I nearly cried the other day when I got to the market and saw that I could buy almost nothing with my 20,000 Guinean francs (US$4)," said a woman in the Ratoma neighbourhood of Conakry who wished to remain anonymous ... In the past three to four weeks the price of a 50-kilogram sack of rice has... (AlertNet)
Guinea gold scam Oct 27, 2009
Jonathan Ngolo, a 65-year-old retired lecturer from Kenya, tells the BBC how he was kidnapped and held hostage for one year and 16 days after being scammed in Guinea's capital, Conakry ... What happened is that my son who lives in the US got in touch with some people in Conakry ... Guinea does not have an embassy in Kenya and so the people in Conakry sent me a form to allow me to enter into the country and get a visa on arrival. (BBC News -- Africa)
Guinea junta faces EU sanctions Oct 22, 2009
The move comes after 150 unarmed opposition supporters were killed by soldiers in the capital, Conakry ... France also quickly suspended military ties with Conakry. (BBC News -- Europe)
Guinea officials quit over bloody rally Oct 17, 2009
CONAKRY, Guinea - Two Cabinet ministers in Guinea resigned and France urged its citizens to leave the former French colony as armed attacks are increasing in the aftermath of a bloody rally last month where soldiers fired on pro-democracy demonstrators ... Attacks near airportThe French government has advised its citizens to leave Guinea because of attacks by gunmen against people leaving Conakry's airport ... In Conakry and the suburbs, there has been "an increase in the number of armed... (MSNBC -- International)
AP: Guinea Cabinet Ministers Resign Over Bloody Rally Oct 17, 2009
The French government has advised its citizens to leave Guinea because of attacks by gunmen against people leaving Conakry's airport. In Conakry and the suburbs, there has been "an increase in the number of armed attacks," according to a travel warning on the French Foreign Ministry Web site. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Thousands identify Guinea bodies Oct 3, 2009
Thousands of people have gathered at a mosque in Guinea's capital, Conakry, to identify those killed in Monday's opposition rally against military rule. Security forces struggled to cope with the crowds, after 57 bodies were taken to the mosque from a hospital morgue and lined up under nearby trees. (BBC News -- Africa)
Nkrumah, The Myth, His Mission & Vision Sep 21, 2009
In a telegraph to the US Department of State, Mr Mahoney recounts, "I looked up and I saw he was crying. With difficulty he said I could not understand the ordeal he had been through during the last month. He recalled that there had been seven attempts on his life. He suspects America is behind the assassination attempts.A man of ambition Dr Nkrumah was ambitious. After independence, he undertook many ambitious projects, including the Accra-Tema Motorway, the Tema Harbour, schools, hospitals,... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
CIAs close collaboration with Libya May 13, 2009
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Conakry, Guinea Posts: 5,337 Thanks: 448 Thanked 500 Times in 258 Posts Gender: Brother Nominated 1 Time in 1 Post TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0 Rep Power: 433. There is no "point of arrival" where you are FOREVER a revolutionary. (Harper's Magazine)
Africa: Statement by Johnnie Carson at Confirmation Hearing Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Apr 30, 2009
In the past twelve months, African militaries have intervened illegally and unconstitutionally in four different countries Madagascar, Guinea Bissau, Guinea (Conakry) and Mauritania. And deeply flawed elections in a number of countries, including Kenya, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe, have caused deep concern at home and abroad. (allAfrica.com)
MTN rewards staff with Yello Star awards Feb 18, 2009
The competing countries are Ghana, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea Conakry, Guinea Bissau, Cote d'Ivoire, Benin, Liberia and Cameroon. For each of the competing countries, there was a maximum of four winners, each of whom was given a choice of either receiving a cash prize of US$5,000 or learning tools to the tune of US$15,000 for their team at work. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
