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RSSWith the protests getting out of control and the head of state in declining health after 21 years at the helm, Guinea stands on the brink of explosion. Guinea’s ailing head of state, Lansana Conte, is under pressure as never before as demonstrators...
A court in Equatorial Guinea convicted former British officer Simon Mann on Monday of being the key player in a failed 2004 coup plot in this Central African nation and sentenced him to 34 years and four months in prison.Judge Carlos Mangue upbraided the...
A court in Equatorial Guinea has convicted former British officer Simon Mann of being the key player in a planned 2004 coup attempt and sentenced him to 34 years and four months.Judge Carlos Mangue said in Monday’s ruling that Mann failed to show “an...
Soldiers raided and seized control the main police base in the capital Tuesday, putting down a two-day strike by officers protesting working conditions and salaries, witnesses and officials said.Shooting erupted as the troops moved in. At least seven...
Police in Guinea went on strike Monday, firing gunshots repeatedly into the air and blocking the country’s main port.It was the second major disturbance by security forces in less than a month in Guinea. In late May, junior soldiers disgruntled over...
A Manhattan appeals court has granted three women who suffered genital mutilation in their native Guinea a new chance to stay in the United States.The federal appeals court says the U.S. government should have presumed the women would face further harm...
Soldiers who took part in a revolt in Guinea over unpaid wages released the army’s second-in-command after holding him hostage for five days, mutineers said Saturday, a crucial step toward resolving the West African nation’s latest crisis.Soldiers...
A new round of shooting is erupting at military posts across Guinea’s capital.The country’s presidential guard is barricading the streets and blocking access to the downtown area that houses the military’s headquarters. The shooting comes after one...
Guinea’s new prime minister announced a deal to pay mutinous soldiers years of salary arrears, effectively ending the West African nation’s latest crisis.Prime Minister Ahmed Tidiane Souare said in a televised statement late Tuesday that the government...
Gunfire was heard behind the walls of the Republican Guard headquarters in the capital Monday a few hours after soldiers at another military base in Conakry fired shots in the air to protest the dismissal of Guinea’s prime minister last week.Security...
State-run radio is reporting that a military plane crashed this week off the coast of Equatorial Guinea with at least 13 people on board. There are no survivors.Radio says that the Antonov 32 crashed into the ocean Wednesday afternoon after missing the...
A news report by Human Rights Watch has concluded that a huge number of girl workers in Guinea are being abused as domestic workers, said BBC News. The report says that many of the girls have been forced into working for up to 18 hours a day for no...
Africa is a land that has been torn apart by war and disease. For over 40 years, this has resulted in international condemnation and sanctions, tribal conflict, racial hatred and the inevitable result is famine, disease and poverty for the general...
From Time immemorial, women in every country of the world under every rule have been subject to sexual exploitation. The degree may vary according to the march of civilisation. The regrettable part is that women who often wield considerable influence...
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Two Guinea pigs, wearing Peruvian local dresses, are displayed during the Guinea pig food festival in Huacho, Peru, Sunday, July 20, 2008. Guinea pigs are native to the high Andes, and have been an important source of protein for millennia. Nowadays, in...
