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News24 - South Africa, 10 hours 25 minutes ago / At least 23 soldiers arrested after the attempted assassination of Guinea's then junta chief Moussa Dadis Camara in December 2009 have been imprisoned in Conakry, a judicial source said Friday.
Economist Intelligence Unit, Mar 08, 2010 / Guinea is to hold presidential polls in June, potentially bringing an end to some 18 months of political crisis.
The Sunday Independent, Mar 07, 2010 / Guinea on Sunday set June 27 as the date for its first democratic election since independence in 1958 under a plan to put an end to military rule in the resource-rich West African nation.
Global Infomine, Feb 23, 2010 / In January, there was a rare event in Africa.
World Press, Feb 15, 2010 / Authorities in Guinea named a caretaker government on Monday, unveiling the mix of civilian and military leaders charged with leading the world's top bauxite producer to elections after months of crisis.
The Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati OH, 13 minutes ago/ Evan Turner scored 12 of his 31 points after regulation Saturday, leading No. 5 Ohio State past Illinois 88-81 in double overtime Saturday for a spot in the final of the Big Ten tournament.
USA Today, 37 minutes ago/ The defenseman took a pass from Claude Giroux (FSY) and beat a diving Cristobal Huet (FSY) to the glove side to cap a flurry of scoring that saw all five goals tallied in the final period.
The News & Observer - Raleigh NC, 39 minutes ago/ Duke (28-5) will meet the Georgia Tech-N.C. State winner at 1 p.m.
Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA, 26 minutes ago/ Four suicide bombers struck the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Saturday evening, knocking over houses and shops and killing at least 31 people, according to government and news reports.
The Christian Science Monitor, 1 hour 38 minutes ago/ Once a year, Americans all over the country turn their clocks forward one hour -- an annual ritual called Daylight Saving Time that's supposed to save them money by using less energy.
Captain Moussa Dadis Camara (born 1964) is an ex-officer of the Guinean army who served as the President of the Republic of Guinea’s National Council for Democracy and Development (Conseil National de la Démocratie et du Développement, CNDD), which seized power in a military coup d'état on 23 December 2008 after the death of long-time President and dictator Lansana Conté.
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