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Death toll from ethnic clashes in Guinea hits 98 25 Jul 2013 | 10:14 am
Guinea violence continues CONAKRY (Reuters) - Three days of ethnic violence in Guinea last week left 98 people dead, nearly double the previous death toll, the government said on Wednesday. The viol...
Guinea counts dead, arrests suspects as calm returns to southeast 19 Jul 2013 | 10:37 am
Soldiers restrain civilians CONAKRY (Reuters) - Authorities in Guinea on Thursday identified bodies of people hacked and burned to death and rounded up dozens of suspects after days of ethnic clashes...
Election campaigns kick off in war-torn Mali 8 Jul 2013 | 02:30 am
MALI - AFRICA The ballot will be the first since a coup in March 2012 that ousted the democratically elected president, Amadou Toumani Touré, just months before he was to step down at the end of his ...
Guinea government, opposition agree to late-September election 4 Jul 2013 | 10:32 am
Guinea Elections By Saliou Samb CONAKRY (Reuters) - Guinea's government and opposition parties reached a deal on Wednesday to hold long-delayed legislative elections at the end of September to co...
Emirates to Link Conakry to its Dakar Service 3 Jul 2013 | 08:53 am
An Emirates A340 in flight Emirates, one of the world’s fastest growing airlines, has announced a linked service to Conakry, the capital city of Guinea, from 27 October 2013. The lin...
Guinea opposition withdraws from election talks 24 Jun 2013 | 10:35 am
Guinea opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo CONAKRY, June 21, 2013 (AFP) - Guinea's opposition has withdrawn from talks aimed at paving the way for elections in the restive west African nation afte...
Guinea may postpone June 30 parliamentary election - president 16 Jun 2013 | 04:27 am
Guinea's President Alpha Conde addresses the 66th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters, in New York, September 23, 2011. REUTERS/Chip East LONDON (Reuters) - Guinea could be force...
Zetes provides ABIS services to Republic of Guinea 12 Jun 2013 | 12:57 am
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the Republic of Guinea has entrusted Zetes with the deduplication of voters’ data in legislative elections scheduled for this summer. The aim is...
Talks on Guinea Polls Inch Forward 12 Jun 2013 | 12:50 am
Alpha Conde DAKAR — The U.N. special representative to West Africa, Said Djinnit, says talks between Guinea's government and opposition about the upcoming legislative elections are making headway. Th...
Guinea's opposition may agree to election 11 Jun 2013 | 11:05 am
Guinea elections very near CONAKRY, Guinea — After weeks of violent clashes, Guinea's ruling party and opposition succeeded in drafting a framework which might allow the country to move forward with ...
