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Strike Cripples Guinea’s Banking Sector
The banking and financial sector of Guinea, gathered under the Autonomous Trade Union Federation of Banks, Insurance and Micro Finance (FESABAG), staged a strike in Conakry on Thursday to protest against the growing insecurity of which its workers have...
Guinean Agriculture Minister Resigns From Ruling Junta
Guinea’s Agriculture and Livestock Minister, Abdourahamane Sanoh, has resigned from the junta-led government, citing reasons relating to the bloody crackdown against the opposition parties on September 28 at a stadium in Conakry. Mr. Sanoh said...
President of the ECOWAS Commission Decries the “arbitrary And Irresponsible Use of State Power” By the Military in Guinea
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas, has decried the “arbitrary and irresponsible use of state power” by the military in Guinea against its own people. 7th International Contact Group on Guinea (ICG-G) on Monday in...
Guinea Commemorates the 51st Anniversary of Its Independence
Guinea commemorated the 51st anniversary of its independence on Friday against the backdrop of an internal crisis between the controversial ruling junta and the opposition coalition. The junta is facing several condemnation worldwide following the killing...
Amnesty International Reveals Details of Brutal Attacks Allegedly Committed By Security Forces in Guinea
Amnesty International (AI) has revealed details of the brutal attacks allegedly committed by security forces in Guinea, during the suppression of a mass rally on 28 September in Conakry. Eyewitnesses told the human rights organization that several women...
African Union Threatens Sanctions Over Deaths in Guinea
The Commission of the African Union (AU) has condemned the “indiscriminate” firing on unarmed civilians in the Guinean capital Conakry, which left dozens dead and many others injured. The commission also expressed its grave concern over the situation...
President Malam Bacai Sanha Says Guinea Bissau has Turned a New Page
‘The page of killings is turned for good in Guinea-Bissau’ the new head of state, Malam Bacai Sanha said on the occasion of the Eid el Fitr prayers which marks the end the month of fasting and abstinence for Muslims. The first democratically elected...
Election Watchdog in Guinea Promises Free Elections in 2010
“I pledge to the people of Guinea that we will do everything to ensure that future elections are free, fair and peaceful, but with any nomination validated by the Supreme Court,” the president of the Independent National Electoral Commission...
