Guinea News

This week marks the 50th anniversary of independence for the West African state of Guinea, but as Will Ross reports there is little to celebrate with the country in political and economic turmoil.

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Long absent from the top posts in the civil service and under-represented in political parties, Guinean women are calling for changes during legislative elections planned for December.

Guinean Prime Minister Ahmed Tidiane Souar met here Friday with Xu Shaoshi, special envoy of Chinese president Hu Jintao, following a ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of Guinea's independence.

'The Republic of Guinea has celebrated 50 years of independence amidst uncertainty and expectation for a better future.

While the United States Supreme Court considered the case of Troy Davis in Georgia, the Community of Saint Egidio organized the III International Congress for Ministers of Justice on September 29.

CONAKRY, 2 October 2008 - As regional leaders gathered in Conakry on 2 October to celebrate Guinea's 50 years of independence from France, on the other side of the capital, doctors emerging from a ten-day ...

The West African nation of Guinea marks the 50th anniversary of independence which it gained after breaking with other French-African colonies that accepted a power-sharing agreement with France, the colonial ...

An International Monetary Fund mission, led by Mr. Jean Le Dem, visited the Republic of Guinea during September 17 to October 1, 2008 to conduct discussions on the second review under the Poverty Reduction and ...

There are celebrations today in Conakry to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Guinean independence.

As Guineans mark their 50th year of independence from France, a popular cry to be heard in the capital, Conakry, is: "Fifty years of poverty!" "We would rather have poverty in freedom than riches in slavery," ...

Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Monday sent a message of greetings to Lansana Conte, President of Guinea, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its ...

The five clean-cut members of Toubab Krewe look like any other indie rock group from North Carolina, but once Justin Perkins swaps his electric guitar for a kora and percussionist Luke Quaranta starts pounding ...

As Chinese president Hu Jintao's special envoy, China's Minister of Land and Resources Xu Shaoshi will attend Guinea's ceremony for its 50th anniversary of independence on Oct.

President G l, Zimbabwe's President Mugabe and Tajik President Rahmanov were among the guests of the Friendship Dinner in New York.

Guinea wants more talks with Rio Tinto about the mining firm's key Simandou iron ore project in the West African country, the prime minister said in comments broadcast on Thursday.

Health leaders meeting here have said that significant progress towards reducing child and maternal mortality is being made in the world's poorest nations.

Armed off-duty police officers in Papua New Guinea allegedly assaulted a couple after one of the officers was bumped into a hotel pool.

The Papua New Guinea Government sees the public service as an obstacle to development and is moving to revamp it.

CONAKRY, 18 September 2008 - Some government health employees returned to work on 18 September after the Federation of Health Workers Union announced the temporary suspension of its most recent 10-day strike .