U.S. restricts travel by Guinea junta

Guinea: UN plan for probe into bloody crackdown gets green light

By: chnarendra

A proposed international probe into last month’s deadly crackdown on unarmed demonstrators in Guinea has received the green light from local and regional stakeholders, with the army captain who seized power in a coup d’état pledging full cooperation, a senior United Nations official reported today. “All fully support ...

about 1 month ago

On anniversary of PD 27: Peasants call for land, relief and justice

By: screamingtuod

Peasants led by the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP, Peasant Movement of the Philippines) commemorated the anniversary of PD 27, the bogus land reform program of the Marcos dictatorship, on October 21, by a week-long series of protests and a relief mission to Central Luzon. KMP said that the October peasant campaign would deal mainly ...

about 1 month ago

The mentally ill president

By: lamar

  The bloody repression of September 28 marked a new stage in the descent into hell of Guinea. Bloodless, with the arrival of Captain Dadis Camara to power, the country is sinking ever deeper into chaos, poisoned legacy of the mismanagement of former President Conte. In the 90s Liberia and Sierra Leone was plunged into civil war the ...

about 1 month ago

UN boss optimistic about political stability in G/Bissau

By: Chamkemo

The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has implored on the leaders of Guinea Bissau to capitalize on the little progress gained in the country’s democratization process and regain the confidence of the masses in a bid to better their lives. Mr Ban said this as part of his latest report on the country to the Security ...

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