Tag Archives: Elections

Elections: Countdown in Conakry

10th
Jun. × ’10

When I sat down with Guinean presidential candidate Alpha Conde in March he mentioned off-handedly that I should come to Conakry for the elections. Then he paused and said maybe after the elections would be better. He may have been thinking of the frenzy of activity leading up to the polls. But, it’s easy to [...]

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Elections: Alpha Conde returns to Guinea; crowds rejoice.

12th
Apr. × ’10

Thousands of Guineans clad in yellow shirts welcomed Alpha Conde back to Guinea this week. Campaign season is apparently heating up in Conakry. Conde’s People’s Rally for Guinea appears to be running the most sophisticated–and internationally focused-campaign among the candidates. But, the coverage doesn’t detail the political jockeying among these competitors. Instead, it focuses on [...]

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Shots fired: How do you say Nzerekore?

8th
Feb. × ’10

A strange drama unfolding in Guinea. Over the weekend violence broke out in Nzerekore, in the southeastern portion of the country. Initial reports indicated religious tensions between Muslims and Christians left three dead and more than three dozen wounded. Mobs armed with machetes took to the streets prompting the military and police to intervene. All [...]

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Elaborating on: West Africa, Elections, et al.

25th
Jan. × ’10

Some election news coming out of West Africa. Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf reversed a campaign promise and announced she would seek reelection in 2011. At first glance, this may appear to be a power grab, yanked from the playbook of the African big men that preceded Johnson-Sirleaf. The last two leaders elected in Liberia, Taylor [...]

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