@solofo Sad hey? That's Mauritania, Tunisia, Gabon, Zim, Eq Guinea down. Mada, Ethiopia, Guinea 'll follow same path #africa #elections

Disheartening to see lack of reactions after Obiang's re-elections in Equ. Guinea http://bit.ly/4wewU3 #Madagascar next? #eqguin #afrifail

Bookmark the GUINEA OYE! blog
The blog at http://guineaoye.wordpress.com/ (Guinea Oye!) features continual detailed collections of English language coverage of the Guinean situation. The DC based writer, who has some ties to Guinea, is better known for similar blogs on Latin...

Guinean pro-democracy march in NYC on Dec. 8 (Black Star Journal)
"Tuesday, December 8 from 11am - 3pm. March to demand justice for the crimes committed and support for a speedy and democratic transition to civilian rule in Guinea. At 11am we will gather in front of the Guinean consulate at 140 E. 39th St.,...

The UN is preparing for the contingency of civil war in Guinea and resultant refugee flows into Senegal etc. http://bit.ly/71Zwl2

Les hommes de l'ombre : Jeuneafrique.com
Jeune Afrique has a brief rundown of the important figures close to Burkinabe President Blaise Compaoré who are tasked with crucial mediation tasks throughout West Africa. They include ex-Gendarmerie head Col. Djibril Bassolé, who came to prominence...

RT @VOAAfrica: #Guinea Military Arrest Human Rights Official http://bit.ly/6WRAEP #humanrights

Droit de réponse : Complicité et trahison de certains cadres et des intellectuels. Thierno A. DIALLO (13 Aug)
Response to a Govt backed (Guineevision ) editorial which expounded conspiracy theories recasting post independence history as a struggle between Peulhs and Sousous vs. Forestiers and Mandingues, Toure as representative of a "pouvoir malinké",...

Aboubacar Fofana: Famille, appartenance ethnique et sentiment national ! (31 Oct)
Guinean editorial: a plea against ethnic division by a diasporan Economist. "Il faut à tout prix éviter une « rwandisation de notre pays »." The interesting bit is the comments, which show that there are both positive reactions and...

A dash through an unstable #Guinea - http://bit.ly/5wsBdx #Africa #travel

Zachary Venegas: bio of head on Mercenary firm
Zachary VenegasPartner and Co-Founder, Scimitar Global VenturesZachary Venegas is Co-Founder and Partner at Scimitar Global Ventures. Previously, he worked in the JP Morgan Private Bank in New York, Switzerland and Bahrain, and was a key member of the...

Le Capitaine Dadis recrute des mercenaires sud-africains pour sa protection! (27 Oct)
Africaguinee.com had previously reported on the junta's use of Dubai's OSS mercenary company ( led by former US army officer and Morgan Stanley banker) as well as mercenaries from Global Maritime Security Solutions, also mostly South African,...

Dadis Camara persiste et s’octroie un parti politique
In a Fasaozine editorial, Serge Mathias Tomondji writes that Burkinabe President Compaoré mediation efforts have been less than successful, despite his support (renewed today by Yar'Adua) from ECOWAS. Unconfirmed reports are that Guinea's...

International Crisis Group - Guinea: The Junta Must Leave
"However, the international community should be prepared for the worst." = understatement of the week

So, I can't get the retweet feature, but I can be a non-desired Twitter interface guinea pig. Um, no thanks. Please change it back.

News - West Africa: Who is training junta recruits in Guinea?
Now Israeli? "South African and Israeli army instructors, hired by the ruling Guinea junta, are training pro-junta recruits in a camp in Forecariah, 100km south of Conakry, witnesses said on Monday."See a more complete report on the Forecariah...

From Pastoralist to Politician : The Problem of a Fulbe « Aristocracy ».
Philip Burnham, Murray Last. From Pastoralist to Politician : The Problem of a Fulbe « Aristocracy ». Cahiers d'études africaines. 1994 Volume 34 Issue 133-135 pp. 313-357(I'm doing some rereading on aristocracy vs. slave ownership...

Crossed half of Guinea today. Extremely beautiful, despite the army checkpoints & odd drunk soldier. Approaching Sierra Leone border now

Mercenaries from SA 'training' Guinea rebels (IOL News - West Africa)
"The diplomat, who said the mercenaries were "Africans and white and speak English", said Camara's ethnic group was being armed in the countryside, arousing fears of impending ethnic warfare."

Camping in a village in no man's land. Decided Guinea-Bissauans may be the nicest people in the world. Guinea tomorrow.

Leaving Bissau tomorrow. We've taken up @atlanticrising's kind offer of a lift through (an unstable) Guinea. Sierra Leone next wk?