Guinea
GUINEA: Bangoura sacking adds to potential instability
President Lansana Conte appealed yesterday for support on state radio, after sacking the most...
GuineaGUINEA: Strikes and protests continue to escalate
A general strike enters its ninth day today, and clashes between police and demonstrators have...
GuineaGUINEA: Strikes underscore political tensions
Trades unions in Guinea resumed an open-ended general strike on January 10. The resumption of...
GuineaGUINEA: General strike will pressure government
An indefinite general strike began today as planned, led by the National Confederation of Guinean...
GuineaGUINEA: Strike shows unions may have political agenda
The country's two main unions called yesterday for an indefinite general strike from January 10,...
GuineaGUINEA: Cabinet tensions reflect race to succeed Conte
President Lansana Conte yesterday reinstated Transport Minister Ibrahima Keira, in a partial...
GuineaPROSPECTS 2007: Polls challenge West African stability
Despite expectations of sustained economic growth, West Africa is likely to face significant...
RUSSIA/AFRICA: Moscow focuses on business in Africa
Africa remains low on Russia's foreign policy priority list, as Moscow assigns far greater...
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