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Sit-down: Presidential candidate Alpha Conde, People’s Rally of Guinea (RPG)

28th
Mar. × ’10

Last week, I had the opportunity to sit down with Alpha Conde, a candidate in Guinea’s upcoming election, and a longtime opposition leader–and, possibly, the next president of this small West African nation. Conde could be called a political survivor–in a nation where political battles have been waged with increasing violence over the past 18 [...]

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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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