2010-09-03
Gbalamuya Customs Post is of Security Relevance
The National Revenue Authority (NRA's) head of the Gbalamuya Customs post, Daniel Sesay, informed this writer that the post which borders Guinea and Sierra Leone is a major trading hub for thousands of mainly female indigenous Sierra Leonean importers/exporters, and its importance should not be seen in merely statistical revenue terms, but of national security importance, especially given the recent political turmoil in neighboring Guinea.2010-09-01
MRU Youths Conclude Week-Long Peace and Security Conference
The youths of the Mano River Basin under the umbrella of the West African Youth Network (WAYN), have concluded a week-long peace and security conference, with emphasis on the pending Guinean election, in Sierra Leone with over 50 young people from Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast participating. 2010-09-01
Ballout Proffers For Regional Peace
Senator John Ballout of Maryland County, in search for peace and the consolidation of regional harmony and progress, has proffered his services in working with youths in the Mano River Union (MRU) community in their quest to make the issue of peace a priority for the region. 2010-08-30
MRU Youths Search For Peace
The fragility of peace and security in the Mano River Union (MRU) basin is not, of course, only a concern of the governments of the original three countries, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia that made up of the organization, but also an issue of vital importance and interest for the youths therein, who are therefore endeavoring to light the flames of peace and call the attention of their governments to what they see as potential conflict spots. 2010-08-25
Human Rights Drowning in Oil
The oil interests of Angola, Brazil and Portugal could pave the way for former Spanish colony Equatorial Guinea to become the ninth member of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) two years from now, despite the country's poor human rights record. 2010-08-24
Guinea Presidential Race - Koroma Hopes for Peaceful Run-Off
President Ernest Bai Koroma returned home Tuesday evening from the Guinean capital of Conakry where he made a one-day working visit with his Liberian counterpart Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to solidarise with the government and people of Guinea on their pending run-off presidential elections. 2010-08-23
Guinea Envoy Meets President Jammeh
Bakary Fofana, the minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and Francophone of Guinea Conakry, a special envoy of the interim leader of Guinea Conakry, General Saikouba Conateh, Friday met the Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh at State House in Banjul. 2010-08-19
Sirleaf Commends Guinean Authorities
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, on a one-day working visit to neighboring Guinea, has commended the authorities and the people of Guinea for the progress they have made thus far, and their commitment to returning Guinea to constitutional rule. 2010-08-19
Mano River Union Leaders Assure Guinea of Support
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, on a one-day working visit to neighboring Guinea, has commended the authorities and the people of Guinea for the progress they have made thus far, and their commitment to returning Guinea to constitutional rule. 2010-08-18
Sirleaf Discusses Transition With Guinean Authorities
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, arrived Tuesday, August 17, for a one day working visit, to consult with the authorities and the key election contestants of Guinea on the satisfactory electoral process that is underway in that country. 2010-08-13
President Dos Santos Supports Gulf of Guinea Action Plan
The Angolan head of State, José Eduardo dos Santos, Wednesday, in Luanda, expressed to the executive secretary of the Commission of Gulf of Guinea, Miguel Trovoada, the availability of Angola to contribute to the drafting of the action plan of the sub-regional organisation. 2010-08-11
Positive New Media Laws Welcomed
Guinea's military leader, Gen. Sékouba Konaté, has enshrined press freedom in the country's new constitution. He has reformed media laws to protect journalists from jail sentences and ensure the freedom to create independent newspapers, report Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and ARTICLE 19. Passed on 22 June, the new legislation has come into place at a historic time: the first free presidential elections in 52 years. 2010-08-11
Journalists Are the Forgotten Victims of Violence, Article 19 Report Says
After the first round of presidential elections in Guinea, the first free presidential elections in 52 years since independence, ARTICLE 19 is launching a report on freedom of expression and the media in Guinea. 2010-08-10
State of the Media - 2009
On October 2 1958, Guinea attained independence and proclaimed its sovereignty. Ahmed Sékou Touré, the first president of the country, one of the pioneers of the country's independence, promised to make Guinea a prosperous country and the economic engine of Africa. 2010-08-05
Rio Tinto Plans Large Increase in Iron-Ore Investment
Rio Tinto has announced plans to invest $170 million in its mining Simandou project in the iron-ore-rich region in south-east Guinea. 2010-08-06
Aid on the Way After Hail Flattens Crops
UN agencies on 7 August will deliver food, seeds, fertilizer and other relief supplies to Guinea's Labé region, where hundreds of families lost maize and vegetable crops in a hail storm. 2010-08-06
Govt Millions 'Propping Up Rogue States'
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has charged that millions of rands of South African taxpayers' money is being used to prop up rogue African states through a continental fund intended to promote democracy. 2010-08-06
Flying Eagles Ready to Fly Over Guinea
Flying Eagles coach, John Obuh has tipped his lads to fly over Guinea when both sides clash in an African Junior Championship first round second leg match in Conakry. To achieve this, he said his boys must be offensive-driven, throughout the span of the game. 2010-08-03
Due Process Bodes Well for Country's Political Future
The past two decades in Africa have shown that the holding of elections is no guarantee for democracy. Independent institutions, military officers who support civilian rule and a determined civil society are the necessary change agents. 2010-07-29
Climbing Out of the Donor Funding Gap
More than two million Guineans do not have enough to eat, basic health services are a shambles and the country is in a fragile transition from decades of military rule, yet most aid donors do not see Guinea as an "emergency". |
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