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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: West Africa

West Africa stories: 8 news summaries

 US Wades Into 
 Chaos in Guinea 

Clinton sends diplomat, accuses junta of 'criminality'

Oct 7, 09 5:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton has stepped into the crisis in the junta-ruled nation of Guinea, calling for "appropriate actions" against the military government, which she said "cannot remain in power." Clinton took the unusual step of dispatching a senior diplomat, who pinned blame for the recent killings and rapes... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • West Africa • rape • Bernard Kouchner • junta • Obama administration • Guinea • Moussa Dadis Camara

(Newser) - The Russian ship that mysteriously disappeared nearly three weeks ago has been found off the West African coast, with all 15 crew members aboard, Russia’s defense minister announced today. The crew is now aboard the Russian frigate that found them. The defense minister said the crew was not under... More »

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Russia • West Africa • Cape Verde • Arctic Sea • hijacking • Russian Navy

Leaders Fly to Guinea-Bissau to Prevent Coup

Assassination leaves power vacuum in African 'narco-state'

Mar 3, 09 6:57 AM CST
(Newser) - West African leaders are holding an emergency meeting in Guinea-Bissau today following the assassination of the country's president, reports the BBC. João Bernardo Vieira was killed a day after the chief of staff of the army, reputed to be a rival of Vieira's, died in a bomb blast. The... More »

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Africa • West Africa • Fredrick Forsyth • coup d'etat • Guinea-Bissau • João Bernardo Vieira

President of Guinea-Bissau Assassinated

West African leader reportedly killed by army in a hail of bullets

Mar 2, 09 6:49 AM CST
(Newser) - The president of the West African republic of Guinea-Bissau was shot dead today, reportedly by soldiers. The Times of London reports that João Bernardo Vieira was assassinated only hours after the head of the army died in a bomb attack. While it's unclear whether a coup is taking place,... More »

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Africa • West Africa • coup d'etat • Guinea-Bissau • João Bernardo Vieira • narcostate

Chaos Reigns in Guinea as Coup Leaders Assert Power

Junior officers strengthen control over government

Dec 24, 08 12:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Junior military officers appointed their coup leader as president of Guinea, even as their superiors denied that the so-called putsch had succeeded. Coup leaders also postponed elections promised in 60 days and said they may have to remain in control for two years, leaving the West African nation teetering between... More »

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Africa • military • West Africa • government • Africa Union • coup d'etat • turmoil • Guinea

 Quest on for Chocolate Genome 

Mars aims to unlock genetic code to develop hardier cacao trees

Jun 26, 08 6:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Candy giant Mars is investing $10 million in a 5-year research project to unlock the secrets of chocolate's genetic code—the cocoa genome—as the first stage in developing cacao trees that can produce more, survive droughts, and combat disease. Mars intends to make the results public to stop key... More »

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drought • Mars • West Africa • Brazil • IBM • genome • chocolate • Department of Agriculture • cacao • cocoa • Public Intellectual Property Resource for Agriculture

 Ex-Slave Sues Gov't of Niger  

Says she was bargained for 'like a goat'

Apr 9, 08 9:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - A young woman was bargained over "like a goat" and sold for $500 at the age of 12, she revealed yesterday in emotional testimony at a landmark slavery trial in an international court in West Africa. The 24-year-old former slave is suing the government of Niger for failing to... More »

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West Africa • slavery • Niger • Interights

OPINION

Are Black Immigrants Black?

Debra Dickerson on the divide between 'native' and 'immigrant' blacks

Mar 1, 08 7:31 PM CST
(Newser) - The notion that a black American must be a “descendant of West African slaves brought here to labor for whites against their will” just reinforces the “invisibility that black immigrants face in America,” Debra Dickerson writes in Mother Jones. But she can’t escape it herself,... More »

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education • Barack Obama • African Americans • Ivy League • West Africa • black community • African • Debra Dickerson • West Indies • Malcolm X • Marcus Garvey

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