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Friday, 05-17-13, 13:42Police in Guinea Clamp Down On Protests Against Voter Registration Software[IFEX]On 18 April, 2013, members of Guinea's National Police Force fired tear gas and live bullets to disperse a large group of opposition demonstrators who were protesting against the selection of a South African software firm, Waymark, to compile a new voter register. The incident occurred close to Gbessia Airport in Conakry. read more...
Monday, 05-13-13, 8:36AU Calls for Restraint, Dialogue in Guinea[The Herald]Addis Ababa. -In a statement issued by the AU over the weekend, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the AU Commission, called on the Guinean parties to exercise restraint and demonstrate a sense of responsibility, and requested them to abide by the Declaration on non-violence signed on April 23, 2013, by the government, opposition political parties and those of the presidential camp. read more...
Saturday, 05-11-13, 6:59The African Union Calls for Restraint and Dialogue in Guinea[African Union]Addis Ababa, 10 May 2013: The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, is closely following the developments in the Republic of Guinea. She is particularly concerned by the prevailing tension on the ground and the acts of violence that occurred during authorized political demonstrations. read more...
Saturday, 05-11-13, 6:59The African Union Calls for Restraint and Dialogue[African Union]Addis Ababa, 10 May 2013: The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, is closely following the developments in the Republic of Guinea. She is particularly concerned by the prevailing tension on the ground and the acts of violence that occurred during authorized political demonstrations. read more...
Thursday, 05-09-13, 3:51Demonstrators Violently Attacked, Four Dead[MFWA]A large crowd of supporters belonging to the Guinean Opposition Coalition were on May 2, 2013 brutally attacked with live bullets and tear gas by police officers and gendarmes drawn from the Guinea Security Force. read more...
Thursday, 05-09-13, 3:49Opposition Demonstrators Attacked, Killed and Journalists Threatened in Protests[IFEX]On 2 May 2013, supporters belonging to the Guinean Opposition Coalition were brutally attacked with live bullets and tear gas by police officers and gendarmes drawn from the Guinea Security Force. read more...
Tuesday, 04-30-13, 9:16Security Council Welcomes Agreement to Resolve Differences Peacefully[UN News]The Security Council today welcomed the joint declaration of non-violence signed last week in Conakry between the main Guinean stakeholders in which they committed themselves to resolve all differences exclusively through peaceful means. read more...
Monday, 04-29-13, 10:52Police Attack Opposition Protestors, Arrest and Assault Leaders[MFWA]Police officers drawn from the mobile squad of the Guinea National Police Force on April 18, 2013 fired tear gas and live bullets to disperse a large group of opposition demonstrators who were protesting against the selection of a South African software firm, Waymark, to compile a new list of voters register. read more...
Monday, 04-29-13, 10:47Police Fire on Opposition Radio Station[MFWA]Angry police officers from the Mobile Police Squad of the Guinea National Police Force in the night of April 18, 2013 besieged the premises of Planete FM, owned by Abubacarr Sylla, an outspoken opposition leader, and allegedly fired shots at the radio station. read more...
Friday, 04-26-13, 5:48Unemployed Youths Urge FG to Forget Amnesty for Boko Haram[Vanguard]Abuja -Barely 24 hours after President Goodluck inaugurated a 25-man committee to work towards disarming members of the Boko Haram sect and granting them amnesty, thousands of unemployed youths have asked the Federal Government to jettison the idea or risk their wrath. read more...
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