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Guinea Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Guinea.

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  1. Madame Diallo, "The children ask about him"Read the original story

    1 hr ago | IRIN

    ... Cross continues to receive calls from families seeking relatives missing since 28 September, according to the UN in Guinea. Children in the Diallo household wonder where their big brother is. An aunt showed IRIN the closed door of the young man's ...

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    Related Topix: Forecariah, Guinea, World News, Conakry, Guinea, Africa

  2. Crew Gold Corporation: Financial Results for the Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009Read the original story

    2 hrs ago | Market Wire

    ... OVERVIEW Crew is currently focused on financial restructuring and maximizing the performance of its gold project in Guinea. Results The Company adopted Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants statement 3064 "Goodwill and Intangible Assets" ...

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    Related Topix: Forecariah, Guinea, World News, Conakry, Guinea, Africa

  3. SocietyRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | Panapress

    ... across the globe, is to be held in Kenya from 18 - 25 November, organisers told PANA here Friday. Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - El Hadj Moussa ContA , the younger son of the late Guin ean president, Lansana ContA , has been jailed in Conakry, ...

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    Related Topix: Comoros, World News, Africa, Air Accidents, Libya, Kenya, Forecariah, Guinea, Conakry, Guinea

  4. Mercenaries from SA 'training' Guinea rebelsRead the original story

    Yesterday | Independent Online

    By Joe Lauria A Western diplomat has corroborated French media reports that mercenaries from South Africa are training forces loyal to the coup leader in Guinea.

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News, South Africa

  5. Guinea/Cote d'Ivoire: Syli Nationale Need a PointRead the original story

    Saturday | AllAfrica.com

    Guinea need at least a point from their final 2010 World Cup/Africa Cup of Nations Group E qualifier against Cote d'Ivoire in Abidjan today to have any chance of winning a place in Angola next year.

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    Related Topix: Africa

  6. Aid worker flees crisis-hit countryRead the original story

    Friday Nov 13 | Shropshire Star

    ... charity she set up with her mother. Tanya Walmsley, of Broseley, who founded Friends of Conakry Refugee School in Guinea, was also working for a non-governmental aid organisation when she was forced to leave the country and return home to the UK. ...

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    Related Topix: Forecariah, Guinea, World News, Conakry, Guinea, Africa

  7. Guinea drug charge for Conte son

    Friday Nov 13 | BBC

    ... The military junta, which seized power after Mr Conte's death in December, has promised to stop gangs using Guinea as a hub for smuggling drugs into Europe. The junta is under pressure after some 157 protesters were killed recently. Correspondents ...

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    Related Topix: Drugs, World News, Africa, Lansana Conte

  8. "My hand is barely still attached"Read the original story

    Thursday Nov 12 | IRIN

    CONAKRY, 7 October 2009 - Hundreds of people in the Guinea capital Conakry are still coping with grave injuries from the 28 September military attack on demonstrators in which human rights organizations say at least 150 people died.

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    Related Topix: Forecariah, Guinea, World News, Conakry, Guinea, Africa

  9. GUINEA: Humanitarian update

    Thursday Nov 12 | IRIN News

    Health centre in the Gbessia Port area of Conakry UN agencies and NGOs are assisting the state health sector in the aftermath of the 28 September violence DAKAR, 12 November 2009 - Six weeks after the deadly military crackdown on civilians in Guinea, families are still searching for loved ones, the wounded continue to need medical care and aid ... 1 comment

    Related Topix: Africa, World News, Forecariah, Guinea, Conakry, Guinea

  10. Novo Nordisk Extends Programme Of Free Insulin And Diabetes Care To Reach 700 Children In BangladeshRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 12 | Medical News Today

    ... year and is pursuing an initial roll-out in the five sub-Saharan countries Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea Conakry, Tanzania and Uganda. Novo Nordisk hopes that by expanding the programme to Bangladesh and eventually to many more ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Diabetes, Health, Biotech, Novo Nordisk AS, Insulin (generic), Humulin, Novolin, Medication

  11. Second Conte son charged with drug trafficking: sourceRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 12 | The Tocqueville Connection

    The junta seized power on the death of their father in December last year, pledging to smash crime rings using Guinea as a hub for drug trafficking toEurope.

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    Related Topix: World News, Africa, Lansana Conte, Forecariah, Guinea, Conakry, Guinea

  12. China's 'Infrastructure for Resources' PolicyRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 12 | The China Stock Blog

    ... of Congo after years of war. China will build roads, schools and hospitals in exchange for mining rights . In Guinea's capital , Conakry, the Chinese government is building a 50,000-seat sports stadium as a gift . ....but now they appear to be ...

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    Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, Housing, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa, Congo, Forecariah, Guinea, Conakry, Guinea

  13. Guinea junta seeks to hold on to powerRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 12 | Raw Story

    Guinea's ruling junta presented proposals for the creation of a transitional government that would keep junta chief Captain Moussa Dadis Camara in place.

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    Related Topix: World News, Africa, Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaore, Forecariah, Guinea, Conakry, Guinea

  14. Global Alumina Releases Third Quarter 2009 ResultsRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 11 | PR Newswire

    TORONTO, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Alumina Corporation , a corporation participating in a joint venture to develop an alumina refinery, mine and associated infrastructure in the bauxite-rich region of the Republic of Guinea , announced today its financial and operating results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, ...

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News

  15. Guinea Military Threatens Problems if Current Leader is Forced Out

    Wednesday Nov 11 | Voice of America

    Captain Moussa Dadis Camara At mediation talks in neighboring Burkina Faso, Guinea's ruling military says there is no way their current leader, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, will relinquish his role in a transitional government.

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    Related Topix: World News, Africa, Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaore

  16. Sanctions bump Guinea, Niger from ECOWAS retreatRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 11 | Panapress

    ECOWAS Council of the Wise members from Guinea and Niger are barred from attending a retreat of the council, scheduled to start in Accra, Ghana, Thursday, because their countries have been suspended by the 15-member regional bloc, PANA reported Wednesday.

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News, Ghana, Lansana Conte

  17. SA mercenaries seen in Guinea

    Wednesday Nov 11 | Independent Online

    By Peter Fabricius Foreign Editor The South African government is investigating reports that about 50 South African mercenaries are working for the military junta which seized power in Guinea late last year. 1 comment

    Related Topix: World News, Africa, Journalism, Gauteng, South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa, South Africa, Lansana Conte, Zimbabwe

  18. Dubai Aluminium celebrates thirty years of excellenceRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 11 | AME Info

    ... the company has to date engaged in four strategic upstream bauxite/alumina projects in Brazil, Cameroon, Republic of Guinea and India. "By diligently partnering with the Dubai government over the years, Dubal has also played a key role in the ...

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    Related Topix: Dubai, United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, ISO 9000

  19. SA investigating reports of mercenaries in Guinea-Conakry

    Tuesday Nov 10 | SABC News

    The Department of International Relations is investigating reports that another group of South African mercenaries are in Guinea-Conakry. The reports from the French media say the South Africans have been spotted training supporters of the military leader, Mousa Dadis Camara.

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    Related Topix: World News, South Africa, Africa, Forecariah, Guinea, Conakry, Guinea

  20. Guinea junta want talksRead the original story

    Sep 15, 2009 | News24.com

    Guinea's ruling junta on Tuesday said it wanted the creation of a transitional government to lead the country out of the crisis that has gripped it since a September massacre by the military.

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    Related Topix: World News, Africa, Blaise Compaore, Burkina Faso