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Guinea

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 06:26:12 GMT
Gunshots Reported As Demonstrators Defy Ban to Protest Against Junta
[RFI] Young demonstrators clashed with security forces in the Guinean capital on Thursday after an outlawed opposition group defied a ban on protests to rally against the country's ruling junta.

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 06:34:35 GMT
Paradise Untouched - Could Ecotourism Replace Mining Industry?
[VOA] Kindia, Guinea -- With its lush forests, abundant waterfalls and flamboyant birds, Guinea is the type of tropical paradise that draws tourists. But the West African country has few visitors and earns almost all its foreign revenue from mining, ...

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 07:44:10 GMT
U.S. Relations With Guinea
[State Department] More information about Guinea is available on the Guinea Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 08:03:14 GMT
Defendants Take The Stand First At Conakry Trial
[JusticeInfo.net] Conakry -- In Guinea, the floor was given first to the defendants in the trial of the September 28 massacre. At the start of hearings on the substance, the first role went to Moussa Tiégboro Camara and the second to Marcel Guilavog...

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 10:00:59 GMT
'We Are Guineans and We Will Judge Guineans'
[JusticeInfo.net] In Guinea's capital Conakry, the trial of the September 28, 2009 massacre started symbolically thirteen years after the crime, with a grand opening and a three-hour hearing. This is an exceptional judicial event for Guinea, with a f...

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 07:25:19 GMT
Guinea Stadium Trial to Resume
[HRW] Former Leaders Face Justice Before Judges, Victims

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 07:22:31 GMT
Guinea National Day - 2022
[State Department] On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Guinea on the 64th anniversary of your independence.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 07:35:09 GMT
CAF President Discusses Withdrawal of Afcon Guinea 2025 With Transition President
[CAF] The President of CAF Dr Patrice Motsepe had a meeting today with the Guinea Transition President, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya to discuss the withdrawal by CAF of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations ("AFCON") Guinea 2025, due to the infrastruct...

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 06:30:56 GMT
'I Just Wanted to Die'
[VOA] Conakry -- Oumy Diallo recalls the day she wanted to die. She was attending a pro-democracy protest in 2009 at a stadium in Conakry, Guinea, when a group of government security officials opened fire.

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 14:43:40 GMT
CAF President Dr Motsepe to Visit Guinea Conakry On Friday
[CAF] CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe will visit Guinea Conakry on Friday 30 September 2022.

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 07:15:06 GMT
UN Pledges Support for Justice and Accountability As Stadium Massacre Trial Begins
[UN News] The UN chief on Wednesday paid tribute to the hundreds of victims and their families, of a 2009 stadium massacre in the capital of Guinea, as some of the ringleaders allegedly responsible for the gruesome death of more than 150 people that ...

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 09:18:52 GMT
U.S. Support of ECOWAS Sanctions on Guinea
[State Department] The United States commends the strong actions taken by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in defense of democracy in Guinea following its Extraordinary Summit on September 20 in New York City. We share ECOWAS' c...

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 04:55:11 GMT
Suspected Perpetrators of 2009 Massacre Go On Trial
[DW] Guineans hope the wait for justice will soon come to an end 13 years after a massacre that killed at least 157 people. Ex-junta leader Moussa Camara and his former lieutenants are expected to face the judge.



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