Guinea

  • May 27, 2008
  • 1 min read

GUINEA: Barracks unrest adds to pressure on Conte

Soldiers in the capital took the army deputy chief of staff hostage yesterday, after he attempted...

Guinea
  • May 21, 2008
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GUINEA: Kouyate sacking threatens stabilisation

President Lansana Conte yesterday sacked Prime Minister Lansana Kouyate, following increased...

Guinea
  • Apr 24, 2008
  • 7 min read

GUINEA: Socioeconomic pressures continue to build

One year after Guinea's 'consensus' government restored relations with the World Bank, the...

Guinea
  • Apr 10, 2008
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GUINEA: Conakry presses Rusal on aluminium investment

Guinea warned Russian aluminium giant United Company Rusal yesterday that its 2006 acquisition of...

Guinea
  • Jan 15, 2008
  • 7 min read

GUINEA: Divisions frustrate 'consensus' government

On January 9, Guinea's trades unions postponed a proposed general strike from January 10 to March...

Guinea
  • Jan 8, 2008
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GUINEA: Kouyate squeezed by union strike threat

Prime Minister Lansana Kouyate yesterday met union leaders, in a bid to avert a general strike...

Guinea
  • Jan 4, 2008
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GUINEA: Intra-governmental tension threatens premier

Protests broke out in Conakry today, amid tensions between President Lansana Conte and Prime...

Guinea
  • Dec 20, 2007
  • 7 min read

SIERRA LEONE: Graft and employment challenge Koroma

President Ernest Bai Koroma marks his first 100 days in power on December 26. Koroma won power in...

Sierra Leone