Reuters: Guinea News

Soccer-Ivory Coast name squad for World Cup qualifier

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:01:26 +0000

ABIDJAN, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast Vahid Halilhodzic named the following 22-man squad for the World Cup African zone Group E qualifier against Guinea in Abidjan on Nov. 14.

INTERVIEW-Guinea will shrug off sanctions - junta aide

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:53:43 +0000

* Aide cannot confirm reported mines deal with China fund

West Africa may become major narcotics producer-UN

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:06:09 +0000

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 5 (Reuters) - West Africa could soon change from a transit point for trafficking illegal drugs into a center for manufacturing them, the head of the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said on Thursday.

Ivory Coast ID row adds to vote delay, stokes fears

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:55:59 +0000

* Debate over nationality suits hardliners on all sides

Guinea military junta must stp down - opposition

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:59:57 +0000

CONAKRY, Nov. 3 (Reuters) - Guinea's military junta must step down to end a crisis stemming from a bloody crackdown on protesters, opposition leaders said on Tuesday.

UN chief Ban launches inquiry into Guinea violence

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:25:52 +0000

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 30 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has launched an international inquiry headed by an Algerian diplomat to look into a bloody crackdown on protesters in Guinea last month, the United Nations said on Friday.

UPDATE 1-African Union imposes sanctions on Guinea junta

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:46:14 +0000

ABUJA, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The African Union said on Thursday it was imposing immediate sanctions against the leaders of Guinea's ruling military junta, which took power in a coup last December after the death of veteran leader Lansana Conte.

African Union imposes sanctions on Guinea junta

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:14:11 +0000

US restricts travel by Guinea junta

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:56:31 +0000

WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. government has restricted travel to the United States by Guinea's military junta, which has been accused of planning a bloody crackdown on opposition protesters who killed more than 150 people.

Israel says does not trade in Ivory Coast diamonds

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:56:12 +0000

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Israel rejected on Wednesday accusations by a U.N. panel of experts that the Middle East nation may be involved in the illegal export and sale of so-called "blood diamonds" from the Ivory Coast.