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International commission on Guinea’s crackdown dispatched
afrol News, 18 November - The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met today with the members of the International Commission of Inquiry set up to probe September’s violent crackdown on unarmed demonstrators in Guinea, ahead of the team’s visit to the country next week. Read more
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Politics | Society | Human rights
Security Council calls for trying of Guinea's massacre
afrol News, 29 October - The Security Council has made another call on the Guinean authorities to charge and try the perpetrators of last month’s deadly crackdown on unarmed demonstrators that reportedly killed 150 people and wounded hundreds more, warning that situation might pose a risk to regional peace. Read more
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EU considering sanctions on Guinea
afrol News, 22 October - The European Union is planning to impose visa ban and arms embargo against Guinea’s junta in reaction to a massacre of more than 150 people at a political rally in September. Read more
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US backs arms embargo on Guinea
afrol News, 21 October - The US government has backed the West African arms embargo against Guinea, following the death of opposition supporters in September. Read more
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Politics | Economy - Development | Society
New partnership in Guinea's oil and gas concession
afrol News, 19 October - Hyperdynamics Corporation has today announced it has signed a letter of intent with Aberdeen-based Dana Petroleum PLC under which the two companies will negotiate the assignment of a 23 percent participating interest in the oil and gas concession offshore the Republic of Guinea. Read more
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Politics | Society | Human rights
UN advance plan to probe Conakry massacre
afrol News, 19 October - Plans moved ahead today for an international commission of inquiry into last month’s violent crackdown on unarmed demonstrators in Guinea, in which at least 150 people were killed and many others raped, as a senior UN political official continued his talks in the region. Read more
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Economy - Development | Politics | Society | Human rights
ICC prosecutor to investigate Guinea’s killings
afrol News, 15 October - The International Criminal Court’s Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo has confirmed the preliminary examination by the international court in Guinea following the September clashes in the capital Conakry. Read more
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Labour | Politics | Human rights
Guineans heed stay-away call
afrol News, 12 October - Guinea's citizens have heeded the calls by trade unions to stay at home in protest to the killings which claimed more than 150 lives at the end of last months. Read more
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Politics | Society | Human rights
UN calls for independent probe in Guinea's deaths
afrol News, 1 October - Days after security forces opened fire on an opposition rally in Guinea, killing over 130 people, the top United Nations human rights official yesterday called for an independent inquiry into what she described as a “blood bath.” Read more
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» 06.08.2009 - Investigations uncover large-scale illicit drug production in Guinea
» 13.07.2009 - Liberia dismiss accusations of plot against Cornakry
» 08.07.2009 - Guinea’s junta accused of undermining rights
» 09.06.2009 - Army calls for postponement of elections
» 28.04.2009 - Guinea to relieve pressures in mining sector
» 02.04.2009 - Three former ministers freed
» 31.03.2009 - Camara agrees to elections in December
» 27.03.2009 - Camara demands work plan for mining companies
» 24.03.2009 - Gold mining giants allowed to re-open in Guinea
» 23.03.2009 - AngloGold ordered to shut mine in Guinea
» 16.03.2009 - Elections dates proposed in Guinea
» 26.02.2009 - Conte’s son confession questioned
» 24.02.2009 - Guinea junta arrests Conte’s son
» 22.01.2009 - Guinea to crack down on corrupt officials
» 15.01.2009 - UN orders Eritrea's withdrawal from disputed Djibouti border
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