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Guinea: President Conde appeals for calm, vigilance after attack

July 19, 2011 Central Conakry

Guinea’s President Alpha Condé has called on the population to “remain calm” and be “vigilant” hours after his private residence in the capital Conakry was attacked by heavily armed assailants.

Guinea: President Conde escapes attack on residence

July 19, 2011

Heavily armed assailants early Tuesday attacked the residence of Alpha Conde, but the Guinean president escaped injury and is in a safe place.

MRU leaders on Liberia, I. Coast border security threat

July 18, 2011 MRU leaders at their just ended Monrovia summit

With Liberia’s elections just three months away, Mano River Union heads of state say the border threat between Liberia and Ivory Coast is a factor that could adversely affect the entire sub-region.

 

Ouattara, Conde, Koroma to join Sirleaf in Monrovia

July 16, 2011 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at Alassane Ouattara's inauguration in Yamoussoukro

The Heads of State of member countries of the Mano River Union (MRU) are expected on Sunday in Monrovia, Liberia's capital, for a Union summit on border security and refugees conditions.

$318m for MRU states electric power interconnection

July 15, 2011 Des lignes hautes tension

A meeting of energy experts, technical and financial stakeholders has ended in the Guinean capital Conakry.

The group met to talk about the electricity interconnection project of Mano River Union countries.

Farmers, herdsmen clash in Guinea

July 13, 2011 Pres Alpha Condé, Guinea

In Guinea, clashes have taken place between farmers and herdsmen in a village 900 km south of the capital, Conakry.

RADDHO on Guinea's upcoming legislative, local polls

July 7, 2011 Pres Alpha Condé of Guinea

Tensions have been rising in Guinea ahead of parliamentary and local government elections later this year.

There is a row between the government of President Alpha Conde and some opposition parties over revising of the electoral list.

Guinea: Conde leads conflict prevention, resolution w'shop

July 6, 2011

President Alpha Condè of Guinea has chaired the opening ceremony of a national workshop on armed conflict prevention and resolution techniques in Guinea.

Guinea: Govt launches 21-day sanitation campaign for Conakry

July 6, 2011 Garbage dump sites common in many African countries

The Guinea government has launched a 21-day sanitation campaign for the capital, Conakry. The campaign is to clear out over 500 thousand cubic meters of waste in five municipalities of the capital.

Guinea:" Zero tolerance" for fraud in school exams

July 1, 2011 Pres Alpha Condé, Guinea

As national school examinations begin in Guinea, education authorities have launched a "zero tolerance" against exams malpractices.