Topic: Guinea

Global News Blog Guinea massacre ‘premeditated and organized’ by military: report

A Human Rights Watch report released today contradicts claims by Guinea military leader Moussa Dadis Camara and his would-be assassin, Lt. Abubakar "Toumba" Diakite, that they were not responsible for the Sept. 28 massacre. At least 150 Guineans were killed in an afternoon.
12/17/2009 12:21 pm

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Can Guinea avoid a violent power struggle?

While Guinea’s military ruler Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara recovers from an assassination attempt, other junta leaders rejected a regional proposal Monday to deploy troops to prevent violence.
12/14/2009 11:27 am

China, eager for oil, expands investment in Nigeria and Guinea

Chinese investments and influence in Africa increase as the government ties state aid to investment projects and is willing to sell arms to countries like Zimbabwe. Some African leaders credit China for being willing to invest where the West will not out of human rights concerns.
10/30/2009 01:00 am

The new US point man on war crimes: Stephen Rapp

New war crimes ambassador Stephen Rapp exemplifies Obama's deeper engagement on international law. His résumé includes prosecution of those who promoted genocide in Rwanda.
10/28/2009 01:00 am

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No $5 million Mo Ibrahim prize: no honest African leaders?

This year, cellphone magnate Mo Ibrahim won't be giving a $5 million prize for good governance. Why not?
10/19/2009 01:00 am

Q&A: Guinea military junta leader, Cpt. Moussa Dadis Camara

Guinea erupted into violence Monday when protesters rallied against rumors that Dadis Camara would run for president. Prior to the violence, he sat down for a rare interview with a Westerner.
10/02/2009 01:00 am

Global News Blog Guinea offers probe into protester deaths

Captain Camara, head of Guinea’s military junta, promised an official inquiry into the deaths Monday of 157 democracy protesters – but also warned against further protests.
09/30/2009 01:00 am

Clinton to chair Security Council session on sexual violence

Hillary Clinton will promote a US-sponsored resolution Wednesday that seeks to strengthen a measure approved last year that condemns the use of rape in conflict.
09/30/2009 01:00 am

Q & A: How did Guinea erupt into violence?

Troops loyal to military junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara fired live rounds into a crowd of protesters Monday in clashes that killed more than 150. Why?
09/29/2009 01:00 am

Global News Blog Ten countries on the brink of failure

Somalia, still No. 1, proved so lawless that even Al Qaeda complained.
07/21/2009 01:00 am

US grads' job expectations on hold

The class of 2009 makes adjustments in the face of a dearth of jobs and increasing interest rates on student loans and credit cards.
05/28/2009 01:00 am

Terrorism & Security Madagascar 'coup' riles African, international allies

New leader Andry Rajoelina has asserted control as the South African Development Community threatens to suspend Madagascar.
03/19/2009 01:00 am

Guinea-Bissau assassinations: Is Colombia's drug trade behind them?

The murder of the president and the Army chief on Monday raises questions about the nature of the instability in this African nation.
03/03/2009 12:00 am

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Ghana's new president: Africa's symbol of a working democracy

John Atta Mills took the oath of office Wednesday after a closely contested race.
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Military coup follows death of Guinea's president

The Army dissolved government offices just hours after President Lansana Conte's death on Tuesday.
12/23/2008 12:00 am

Jungle diary: I set out in search of Papua’s cannibals.

Where is it, why do you want to go there, and why couldn’t I have had normal children, my mother asks.
12/17/2008 12:00 am

In Ghana, a political neophyte, with a household name, campaigns

Samia Nkrumah is the daughter of Ghana's first president. She's returned home to run for a seat in Parliament in Sunday's elections.
12/05/2008 12:00 am