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Guinea: New citizens' group formed to break political logjam

May 30, 2012 L-R Cellou Dalein Diallo et Alpha Condé

Political dialogue has virtually reached a dead end in Guinea Conakry over the long delay in holding parliamentary and local elections, some political activists have said.

Ghana govt. says polytechnic teachers strike illegal

May 30, 2012 President John Atta Mills of Ghana

Striking teachers in Ghana’s polytechnic institutions are facing opposition to their strike on two fronts: from the government and students.

Taylor sentenced 50 years in jail

May 30, 2012 L'ex président libérien Charles Taylor

Convicted former Liberian President Charles Taylor, age 64, has on Wednesday been sentenced to 50 years in jail by the United Nations-backed Sierra Leone war crimes court siting in The Hague, Netherlands.

"Mr. Taylor benefitted from this terror and the destruction," said the presiding Judge of the court Richard Lussick before announcing his 50 years jail term..... 

Sierra Leoneans speak out ahead of Taylor’s sentence today

May 30, 2012 Former President Charles Taylor

By 9am GMT this Wednesday morning, May 30 Judges of the UN backed Sierra Leone Special Court will begin proceedings in the sentencing judgement of the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor in The Hague, Netherlands.

Mali rebels’ move serious threat to int’l peace--says ECOWAS

May 29, 2012 Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, président de la Commission de la CEDEAO

The sub-regional bloc, ECOWAS has strongly condemned northern Mali rebels’ attempt to create an Islamic State of Azawad, describing the move as “a serious threat to regional and international peace and security.”

Turning Sierra Leone ex-combatants into “peace ambassadors”

May 29, 2012 crowd scene during last year's political violence in southern city, Bo

--a move to promote violence free elections

Civil society organizations in Sierra Leone are now targeting ex-combatants for their public awareness and sensitization campaign against election violence, in the run up to the November 17 presidential and general elections.

Mali govt. dismisses rebels’ merger, declaration as null and void

May 28, 2012 Rebels in northern Mali

By Addoul Karim Ba/WADR Correspondent

As the politicians and soldiers in Bamako continue to engage in bickering, the rebel groups who captured the country’s northern region last April, are forming a united front to impose Sharia, thus breaking the secularism that has existed there for decades.

Missing Gambian Journalist really resurfaced after 6 years?

May 25, 2012 Missing Gambian Journalist Ebrima Manneh

--Family, Press Union doubt police revelation

For nearly six years, Gambia’s government has been pressured by various international media watchdog and human rights groups to give account of the whereabouts of Journalist Ebrima Manneh.

 

Sahel hunger could turn into humanitarian catastrophe--UN warns

May 25, 2012 Valerie Amos, UN humanitarian chief

The head of the United Nations Humanitarian Coordination office, Valerie Amos has warned that hunger could lead to a humanitarian catastrophe in the Sahel region of West Africa.

Some 18 million people are said to be facing serious food crisis in this region, with Niger being the worst hit. 

Diallo vows to keep up struggle for democracy in Guinea

May 24, 2012 Cellou Dalein Diallo, président UFDG

Guinea’s main opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo has spoken of the need for the country’s opposition to be allowed to demonstrate.