Tag Archives: Conakry

Protester shot dead, Guinea election talks falter

March 4, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

(Reuters) – At least one person was killed and six others wounded on Monday when Guinea’s security forces opened fire in the capital, a human rights group said, warning of a deepening ethnic conflict stemming from rows over forthcoming legislative … read more »

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Clashes in Guinea after peaceful protest

February 19, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

(AFP) CONAKRY — Youths clashed with security forces in Guinea on Tuesday, a day after authorities in the west African nation praised a rare peaceful pro-democracy demonstration in the country. Youths in the suburbs of the capital Conakry erected barricades … read more »

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Guinea protesters demand free polls

February 18, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

(Reuters) – Opposition supporters held protests across Guinea on Monday to demand a free and fair parliamentary election, fearing the first such vote in more than a decade will be cheapened by fraud. The May 12 election is intended to … read more »

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U.S. Secretary of State address on Guinea National Day

October 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

WASHINGTON, October 2, 2012 Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC October 1, 2012 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to send best wishes to the people of … read more »

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Many wounded as Guinea police clash with youth

September 28, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Several people were wounded in the Guinean capital Conakry Friday when police clashed with youth taking part in a funeral procession for two opposition supporters, sources said. The funeral took place three years to the day after a massacre by … read more »

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HRW wants justice for Guinea massacre

September 27, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Conakry – Human Rights Watch called Thursday on Guinean authorities to support an inquiry into a 2009 massacre when troops killed some 160 civilians and raped others in the capital Conakry. On September 28, 2009, thousands of opponents of a … read more »

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Guinea: One killed during political clashes in Conakry

September 21, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Several people have been injured in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, in clashes between government and opposition supporters. There are also reports that one person was killed in the violence when protesters blocked the main bridge and barricaded the main roads. The … read more »

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4 000 Guinea troops to retire

November 2, 2011 by benim

Conakry – Guinean President Alpha Conde has announced the retirement of over 4 000 soldiers and paramilitary officers, many of whom are long past the legal age at which they should have stepped down. “This year more than 4 000 … read more »

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Runaway truck kills 20 in Guinea

October 29, 2011 by benim

Conakry – A large truck ploughed into cars and pedestrians in a populous suburb of Guinea’s capital Conakry late on Friday, killing at least 20 people, national television reported. “Some 20 people were killed and many others injured in an … read more »

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Siasia regrets fielding Osaze, Mikel against Guinea

October 17, 2011 by benim

Embattled Super Eagles Coach, Samson Siasia has admitted his mistake in starting Osaze Odemwingie as well as Mikel Obi against Guinea, MTNFootball .com reports. He also lamented the 1-0 loss suffered by Nigeria to Guinea last year in Conakry even … read more »

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Guinea: 322 arrested over protests

September 29, 2011 by benim

Conakry – Guinea security forces arrested 322 people following deadly protests in the capital this week, the government said. At least two people have been killed in the clashes in the West African state, ramping up tensions before a parliamentary … read more »

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Rights Groups slam Guinea over raids

September 29, 2011 by benim

Conakry – Rights groups denounced Guinea’s government Wednesday as police fanned out across the capital following deadly clashes that overshadowed what had been intended as a day of national reconciliation. Police raided opposition strongholds in the capital Conakry, arresting dozens, … read more »

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Guinea opposition protest left 3 dead

September 28, 2011 by benim

Conakry – Three people died in Guinea on Tuesday, according to hospital and police sources, when security forces used truncheons and tear gas to break up an opposition protest in the capital. Tensions are rising in the West African state … read more »

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Protest ban as political tensions rise in Guinea

September 24, 2011 by benim

Guinea on Friday banned an opposition march planned for next week, saying it could spark new unrest in the West African state which only last year freed itself from chaotic junta rule. Rivals to President Alpha Conde have called for … read more »

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Guinea president says Senegal, Gambia knew of attack

September 12, 2011 by benim

Guinea President Alpha Conde said on Sunday he believes the governments of Senegal and Gambia were complicit in a failed attempt to assassinate him in July. Conde escaped two gunfire and rocket attacks on his residence in the capital Conakry … read more »

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Former workers block RUSAL Guinea rail shipments

September 8, 2011 by benim

Former workers at RUSAL’s Friguia alumina refinery in Guinea have blocked the company’s rail shipments to port for two days by sitting on the tracks, protesters and a source with knowledge of RUSAL’s Guinea operations told Reuters on Wednesday. The … read more »

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Guinea assassination bid – 16 charged

August 2, 2011 by benim

Conakry – Sixteen people, including 10 soldiers, have been charged with attempted assassination for an attack on Guinean President Alpha Conde’s home two weeks ago, a judicial source said on Tuesday. Ten of the accused appeared in court on Monday … read more »

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Attack on Guinean president repelled: source

July 19, 2011 by benim

Heavily armed assailants attacked the residence of Guinean President Alpha Conde early on Tuesday but Conde escaped injury and is in safety, a presidency source and eyewitnesses said. “The president was there, but he is safe and sound,” said the … read more »

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Opposition rejects Guinea government voter census

July 1, 2011 by benim

Guinea’s government said on Thursday it would push ahead with plans to organise by year-end a legislative election that is tied to aid from the European Union and other donors, despite objections from the opposition. The government of newly elected … read more »

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Guinean, Sierra Leonean leaders inaugurate EU-funded border bridge

May 9, 2011 by benim

Guinean President Alpha Conde and his Sierra Leonean counterpart Ernst Koroma on Saturday commissioned a bridge linking the capital cities of both West African countries. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the bridge, the European Union commissioner of development, Adris … read more »

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Sectarian violence kills 25 in southern Guinea

May 6, 2011 by benim

CONAKRY, Guinea – A government minister says at least 25 people have been killed and a mosque has been destroyed in the West African nation of Guinea. The fighting took place earlier this week in Galapaye, about 600 miles (1,000 … read more »

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At least 25 dead in Guinea violence

May 5, 2011 by benim

Conakry – At least 25 people have been killed in communal violence in the southeastern Guinean town of Galakpaye, police said on Thursday. However other sources reached by telephone spoke of 36 dead. The violence pitting indigenous Kpeles against ethnic … read more »

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Guinea not capable of handling massacre case: Right Group

March 11, 2011 by benim

Guinean human rights bodies said Friday the country was not capable of prosecuting those responsible for a massacre in which 150 protesters were killed in a Conakry stadium on 28 September 2009. “Given the results achieved since the establishment of … read more »

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Hopes high in troubled Guinea as Conde sworn in

December 21, 2010 by benim

Guinea’s first freely elected president, Alpha Conde, was sworn in on Tuesday as citizens of the troubled West African state hoped his leadership would turn a page on five dark decades. Near-constant authoritarian rule since independence from France in 1958 … read more »

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Guinea lifts state of emergency, poll tensions ease

December 11, 2010 by benim

Guinea has lifted a state of emergency in a sign of rising stability in the West African state since elections marred by street violence. “The state of emergency has been lifted in all parts of the national territory,” General Nouhou … read more »

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Guinea reopens air and sea borders, eases curfew

December 7, 2010 by benim

Guinea has reopened its air and sea borders and has shortened an overnight curfew in a sign stability was returning to the West African state after elections marred by street violence. “The government has decided to reopen all borders with … read more »

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Guinea Court confirmed Alpha Conde as the new president

December 4, 2010 by benim

Guinea’s Supreme Court has ruled Alpha Conde the winner of a November 7 presidential runoff election, the court’s president announced Friday in the country’s capital city. The ruling wraps up a two-year transition to civilian rule after a military junta … read more »

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Why Guinea’s government declares state of emergency- Video

November 18, 2010 by benim

Guinea’s government declared a state of emergency and imposed an overnight curfew on Wednesday after three days of violence that followed the announcement of the result of its first free election since independence. A rights group said it counted at … read more »

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Poll result triggers violence in Guinea

November 16, 2010 by benim

Sporadic violence hit Guinea’s capital and several regions on Tuesday after opposition leader Alpha Conde was declared winner in a hotly contested presidential poll aimed at restoring civilian rule. Authorities in the West African country called on security forces to … read more »

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Guinea Alpha Conde wins poll

November 16, 2010 by benim

Veteran opposition leader Alpha Conde won 52.5 percent of the votes in a November 7 run-off in Guinea’s presidential election, according to provisional results issued by the electoral commission on Monday. The result was announced hours after supporters of Conde’s … read more »

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