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Eq. Guinea: Leader wins 96.7 percent of vote...casting his vote for president at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. Elections in Equatorial Guinea on Sunday will undoubtedly extend the 30-year rule of Obiang, a man accused of draining his... In this article: Teodoro Obiang Nguema, Equatorial Guinea, Johannesburg, Africa, Malabo, and Guinea |
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Reuters | 9 hours ago
UPDATE 3-Eq Guinea incumbent Obiang wins criticised poll
...human rights concerns in oil exporter * Plans to double gas shipments, build energy hub (Adds analyst comment, background) Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema won 96.7 percent of the vote in the central African country's...
In this article: Teodoro Obiang Nguema, Africa, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Democracy, Natural gas, Galp Energia, Simon Mann, and E.ON Ruhrgas
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TIME | 10 hours ago
In Guinea, Fear and Hopelessness After the Massacre
In Guinea, Hopelessness After the Massacre By Joost van Egmond / Conakry Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 United Nations Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo. At the national stadium in the Guinean capital, Conakry, it's oddly quiet the...
In this article: Lansana Conte, Conakry, Authoritarianism, Joost, Cocaine, Union of Democratic Forces, and Human Rights Watch
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AP Online | 19 hours ago
Retired employee of US Embassy arrested in Guinea
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) - The wife of Mouctar Diallo, a former employee of the U.S. Embassy, says her husband was arrested by Guinea's ruling junta. Djenabou Diallo says her husband was arrested last Thursday and is being held inside the...
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Independent.co.uk - World | 21 hours ago
Obiang set for victory in Guinea election
Monday, 30 November 2009 Malabo Elections in Equatorial Guinea yesterday looked certain to extend the 30-year rule of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, a man accused of draining his nation's oil wealth to enrich his family and cronies.
In this article: Teodoro Obiang Nguema, Equatorial Guinea, US, Natural gas, Convergence for Social Democracy, World Bank, Boeing, and U.N.
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UN group arrives in Guinea to investigate killings
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) - A United Nations human rights official says a three-member U.N. commission has arrived in this West African nation to investigate the September massacre in which troops fatally shot pro-democracy demonstrators and...
In this article: United Nations, Democracy, Conakry, and Ban Ki-moon
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washingtonpost.com | November 19, 2009
Activist probing Guinea massacre denied entry
BANJUL, Gambia -- A human rights activist says he's been denied entrance to Guinea, where he planned to investigate a massacre of opposition supporters earlier this year. Mabassa Fall denounced the move by Guinea's ruling junta, saying...
In this article: International Federation of Human Rights, Banjul, and Gambia
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Sierra Leone says Guinea unrest won't destabilize region
...people and pushed out many foreign investors. Carew said it was working with African bodies for a peaceful outcome to the Guinea crisis. Guinea's opposition is demanding the military junta give up the power it seized last December.
In this article: Sierra Leone, Tony Blair, and London
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Guinea, officially Republic of Guinea (pronounced: /ˈɡɪni/, République de Guinée), is a country in West Africa formerly known as French Guinea. The country's current population is estimated at 10,211,437 (CIA 2008 estimate).
Guinea's size is almost 246000 km2. Its territory has a crescent shape, with its western border on the Atlantic Ocean, curving inland to the east and south. The Atlantic coast borders Guinea to the west, along with Guinea-Bissau. Senegal forms its inland northern border, along with Mali, to the north and north-east. Côte d'Ivoire is to the south-east, Liberia to the south and Sierra Leone to the southwest. The Niger River runs through the nation, providing both water and irregular transportation.
Conakry is the capital, seat of the national government, and largest city. The nation is sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbor Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is home to twenty four ethnic groups, the three largest and most dominant are the Fula, Mandinka and Susu.
- Name:
- Guinea
- Conventional Long Name:
- Republic of Guinea
- Local Name:
- République de Guinée
- Capital:
- Conakry
- Language:
- Pular, Mandinka and Susu
- French
- Motto:
- "Travail, Justice, Solidarité"
- Largest City:
- Conakry
- Government type:
- Military junta
- Founding Date:
- October 02, 1958
- Formations:
- from France¹
- Area:
- 245,857
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $10.308 billion
- GDP (nominal):
- $4.542 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $442
- Currency:
- Guinean franc
- Demonym:
- Guinean
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- GNF
- Country Calling Code:
- 224
- ccTLD:
- .gn
- Anthem:
- Liberté
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