By Ricci Shryock Dakar 11 November 2009 Captain Moussa Dadis Camara (File photo) 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 rol...
Voters in Guinea-Bissau are choosing a new leader. Sunday's election is meant to replace President Joao Bernardo Vieira, who was killed by mutinous troops five months ago. Malam Bacai Sanha waits to speak during a rally, in the capital Bissau (File)...
Voters in Guinea-Bissau head to the polls Sunday for the second round of a presidential election to replace long-time leader Joao Bernardo Vieira, who was killed by mutinous troops five months ago. Candidates in Guinea-Bissau wrapped-up their campai...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 18 January 2007 Security forces in the suburbs of Guinea's capital Conakry struggled to contain angry youths setting tires on fire during the ninth day of a general strike. Meanwhile, union leaders say President Lansana Conte...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 17 January 2007 Authorities in Guinea have detained several leaders of an escalating general strike that has paralyzed the African nation. A government plea issued Tuesday night for workers to return to their jobs was rejected...
By Kari Barber Dakar 09 January 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon has called for the Guinea-Bissau government to take control of a recent burst of violence in a country historically rocked by coups. The murder of a former navy chief last week...
By Kari Barber Dakar 28 November 2006 Top officials from one of the world's poorest nations, Guinea Bissau, met in Senegal recently to form a strategy to alleviate persistent poverty. In the informal meeting, representatives from donor nations and a...
By Nico Colombant Abidjan 12 June 2006 A general strike in Guinea has turned violent as it enters a second week. Students are starting their own protests as they have been unable to begin their exams. Security forces fired tear gas and wielded baton...
By Nico Colombant and Pauline Bax Abidjan and Conakry 09 January 2006 Youth struggling to make ends meet in Conakry, Guinea In the West African nation, Guinea, which some economists fear could collaps...
By Nico Colombant Reported by Pauline Bax in Conakry, Guinea 06 January 2006 Guinea's opposition is expressing dismay over the organization of recent local elections, leading one party to quit parliam...