Guinea

  • Dec 29, 2003
  • 1 min read

GUINEA: Conte secures landslide victory

Incumbent Lausana Conte won a third term in office on December 24, securing 95.63% of the vote...

Guinea
  • Dec 17, 2003
  • 6 min read

GUINEA: Instability despite likely Conte re-election

Presidential elections will take place on December 21. President Lansana Conte is expected to be...

Guinea
  • Nov 5, 2003
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GUINEA: Watchdog says Conkary breached arms embargo

Human Rights Watch (HRW) today accused Conakry of supplying heavy weaponry to rebels in Liberia.

Guinea
  • Oct 16, 2003
  • 7 min read

LIBERIA: Sierra Leone teaches crucial lessons

Businessman Gyude Bryant took over on Tuesday as head of a two-year transitional government. The...

Sierra Leone
  • Aug 21, 2003
  • 7 min read

WEST AFRICA: Life after Taylor may not be so peaceful

The provisional government and rebel factions today named businessman Gyude Bryant as head of the...

  • Jun 18, 2003
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LIBERIA: Ceasefire leads to peace hopes

Government and rebel representatives yesterday signed a ceasefire agreement at the...

Liberia
  • May 20, 2003
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LIBERIA: Rebels capture port

Rebels from the Movement for Democracy in Liberia (MODEL) yesterday captured the timber exporting...

Liberia
  • Apr 30, 2003
  • 8 min read

LIBERIA: Crisis deepens despite pact with Abidjan

President Charles Taylor and his Ivoirien counterpart Laurent Gbagbo on April 27 agreed a...

Liberia