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Preview ahead of visit to Guinea by French President Hollande
Guinea was preparing on Thursday to welcome French President Francois Hollande, who was due to arrive in the nation's capital the following day.
The streets of Conakry were festooned with French and Guinea flags in advance of the visit,...
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CHINA: AUSTRALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DOWNER VISIT (2)
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Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has met with the Chinese President, Jiang Zemin and other officials in Beijing.
The issue of Papua New Guinea was high on their agenda as it recently established relations with...
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GUINEA: U-N-H-C-R COMMISSIONER LUBBERS MEETS REFUGEES
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The new U-N High Commissioner for refugees, Ruud Lubbers, met with Guinea refugees on Monday as part of his nine-day West African tour.
The refugees are heading back to Freetown in boats that chartered by the U-N-H-C-R.
The...
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Cat meat served at annual religious festival
Five young cats, specially raised for their meat, were drowned on Sunday to be fried and eaten as the small Peruvian town of La Quebrada celebrated its annual cat-eating festival.
Hundreds of festival-goers meanwhile paraded a statue of...
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IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde warns that if not contained, the Ebola virus might develop into something that would be a very serious concern, could pose significant risks for global economy. (Oct. 2)
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde warns that if not contained, the Ebola virus might develop into something that would be a very serious concern, could pose significant risks for global economy. (Oct. 2)
The International Monetary...
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French interior and health ministers discuss latest ebola prevention measures
The French health minister on Monday confirmed that a UNICEF employee infected with Ebola in Sierra Leone is receiving treatment in France.
Marisol Touraine said it was "only case that we are receiving for the moment."
The Health...
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WRAP Guinea's dictator Lansana Conte dies, military spox announces coup
FILE: New York - 24 September 1999
1. Lansana Conte, President of Guinea, walking into United Nations General Assembly, taking seat on the stage area
2. Conte seated on stage
3. Cutaway as Conte is introduced
4. Conte seated on stage
5....
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WHO says number of new Ebola cases could reach 10,000 per week by December
The number of new Ebola cases could be "anywhere between 5,000 and 10,000 cases per week in December," a spokesperson for the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday.
Tarik Jasarevic told AP that this was "not something we want to...
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Guinea - Presidential assassination attempt and crackdown by military junta
Sombre independence day as protest victims buried
Conakry - 2 Oct 2009
1. Army truck arriving carrying soldiers and officers, officer in foreground directing truck
2. Guinea's military leader Captain Moussa "Dadis" Camara arriving at...
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Injured at hospital after clashes between protesters and police
1. Wide of Faisal mosque
2. People praying outside mosque
3. Various of people leaving mosque by vehicle or foot
4. People walking into hospital
5. Gunshot victim recovering in hospital
6. Two shots gunshot victim, Alia Conte (in white...
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Aid ship arrives in Conakry carrying medical equipment to help fight Ebola
A cargo plane carrying humanitarian aid to help fight the spread of Ebola arrived at the Gbessia International airport in Guinean capital Conakry on Thursday.
On board were 14 jeeps to be used as ambulances, as well as equipment...
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Guinea electoral commission says runoff postponed
1. Various of traffic in Conakry
2. Election posters featuring presidential candidate Cellou Dalein Diallo, pan down to washing on clothes line
3. T-shirts on washing line featuring presidential candidates
4. Traffic on the streets of...
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Hopes that Guinea-Bissau election will bring stability two years after coup
The people of Guinea-Bissau went to the polls on Sunday to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections, almost two years to the day after the coup in 2012 which halted elections between two rounds of voting.
No leader in Guinea...
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15th Francophonie Summit gets underway in Senegal
French President Francois Hollande on Saturday took to task African leaders who seek ways around term limits to extend their reigns, during a summit where some such leaders were present.
In a speech to a summit of mostly francophone...
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Fears that people escaping ebola outbreak in eastern province are putting others at risk
There are fears that people who are escaping an ebola outbreak in the eastern provinces of Sierra Leone are putting others at risk because they aren't being checked for the deadly virus.
Isata Sanoh ran away from Daru, a small town in...
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SYND 18 9 75 CELEBRATIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE IN CAPITAL OF PAPUA
New Guinea celebrations for becoming an Independent State took place in Port Moresby, and were attended by HRH Prince Charles.
1. cu flag pull back to parade
2. ms Prince Charles and dignitaries seated
3. ws crowd watching
4. ls...
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Alleged coup plotter Simon Mann extradited to Equatorial Guinea
1. Wide of Simon Mann's lawyer Jonathan Samkange at his desk
2. Close of appeal document in Samkange's hand
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jonathan Samkange, Simon Mann's lawyer:
" They (the Zimbabwean authorities) abducted Simon from Chikurubi...
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EDIT Coup leader's statement, street scenes as coup under way
December 23 2008
1. Soldiers sitting on top of a tank as it passes by camera
December 24 2008
2. SOUNDBITE (French) Captain Moussa Camara, self-declared interim leader:
"With their behaviour, they refuse to respect the wishes of the...
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SYND 11 10 75 PAPUA NEW GUNIEA JOIN UNITED NATIONS
The United Nations General Assembly voted unanimously to admit Papua New Guinea to the UN.
1. ws platform and announcement
2. ws assembly applauds
3. ws PNG delegate walks to platform
4. ms Prime Minister Michael Somare speaks to...
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African-born princess runs for Italian parliament
1. Wide of bridge over Tiber River
2. Various of election poster for Aminata Fofana, candidate for the Green Party
3. Fofana handing out pamphlets
4. Wide shot of market
5. Fofana in marketplace
6. Woman in market
7. Fofana handing out...
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Presidential run off vote called off, amid rising tension
1. Exterior of Novotel hotel, car entering through gates
2. Wide of head of Guinea's electoral chief Siaka Toumani Sangare entering news conference room
3. Wide of Sangare at news conference
4. SOUNDBITE: (French) General Siaka Toumani...
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Local women's NGO starts campaign to raise money for Ebola orphans
Young children in Guinea orphaned by the deadly Ebola virus were helping raise money for orphans on Saturday in the capital Conakry.
They were joined by a local nongovernmental organisation, FELFEDEF (Femmes Leaders pour la Formation et...
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President says more work needs to be done in global fight against Ebola
US President Barack Obama says that more work needs to be done in the global fight against Ebola, saying until the last case is "snuffed" out in West Africa, "there's always the prospect and in fact likelihood that it spreads and could...
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SIERRA LEONE: FOREIGN NATIONALS CONTINUE TO BE EVACUATED
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These foreigners spent long hours outside the beachfront Cape Sierra Hotel in Freetown.
They were waiting for ships to ferry them to neighbouring Guinea or Liberia.
Foreign nationals are about the only people in Sierra Leone...