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Security Council Meeting on the situation in Guinea-Bissau. Special report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Guinea-Bissau (S/2012/280).
Attack   Civil Unrest   Guinea-Bissau   Photos   Wikipedia: 2012 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état		  United Nations 
UN condemns attack on Guinea-Bissau military base
Mon 22 Oct 2012
Print 22 October 2012 – The United Nations condemns an attack on a military base in Guinea-Bissau which resulted in numerous deaths, a spokesperson for the world body announced today.... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
In this Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 photo, soldiers walk after a failed coup attempt that took the form of an attack by gunmen on a military base near the airport in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. The army fought back and the coup plotters fled, but at least six soldiers were killed.
Civil Unrest   Coup Attempt   Guinea-Bissau   Photos   Portugal   Wikipedia: 2012 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état		  Voa News 
Bissau Accuses Portugal of Backing Coup Attempt
Mon 22 Oct 2012
Guinea-Bissau's government has accused Portugal of supporting an alleged coup attempt, after a deadly attack on soldiers in the capital. The pre-dawn raid Sunday on an army barracks killed... (photo: AP)
President George W. Bush is greeted by President Boni Yayi of Benin, and his wife, Madame Chantal de Souza Yayi, as he and Mrs. Laura Bush deplane Air Force One Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, at the Cadjehoun International Airport in Cotonou, Benin.  The New York Times  Mon 22 Oct 2012
Benin: 3 Held for Alleged Attempt to Poison Leader
COTONOU, Benin (AP) — A Benin police official says at least three people close to the West African country's president have been arrested on suspicion of attempting to poison the leader. ... (photo: White House / Eric Draper)
Benin   Photos   Poisoning   Police Arrest   Wikipedia: Yayi Boni
Laurent Fabius  Middle East Online  Sun 21 Oct 2012
France admits fight against Mali Islamists will be difficult
PARIS - Military intervention to recapture Mali's north from Al-Qaeda linked Islamists will be an uphill task requiring "toughened" soldiers, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Sunday. The... (photo: AP / Claude Paris)
Islamists   Mali   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Laurent Fabius
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Liberia plans border mission with neighbour Independent online (SA) Fri 19 Oct 2012
Liberia plans border mission with neighbour
Abidjan - West African neighbours Ivory Coast and Liberia will launch a joint military operation by the end of the year along their volatile and porous border, the two... (photo: UN / UN)
Abidjan   Ivory   Liberia   Photos   Wikipedia: Liberia
In this Tuesday, April 24, 2012 file photo, fighters from Islamist group Ansar Dine stand guard during a hostage handover, in the desert outside Timbuktu, Mali. The Star Thu 18 Oct 2012
Mali Islamists bulldoze more tombs in Timbuktu
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Heavily armed Islamists bulldozed the tombs of three local Sufi saints near Mali's desert city of Timbuktu on Thursday, residents said, the latest in a... (photo: AP)
Islamists   Mali   Photos   Timbuktu   Wikipedia: 2012 Northern Mali conflict
fighters from Islamist group Ansar Dine stand guard in Timbuktu, Mali, as they prepare to publicly lash a member of the Islamic Police found guilty of adultery. The White House has put special operations strike forces on standby and moved drones into the skies above Africa, ready to strike militant targets from Libya to Mali — if investigators can find the al-Qaida-linked group responsible for the Sept. 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, which killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. Wall Street Journal Thu 18 Oct 2012
Plan to Combat Mali's Militants Finds Few Takers
By DREW HINSHAW BAMAKO, Mali—A prospective military campaign against al Qaeda and its allies in the vast desert of this West African country has hit an obstacle:... (photo: AP)
Africa   Military   Photos   Security   Wikipedia: Mali
Monrovia The Guardian Wed 17 Oct 2012
Monrovia tourist guide taps into Liberian capital's growing potential
New map aims to show off city more renowned for war and strife, pointing way to a raft of historic sites and cocktail bars... (photo: Creative Commons / Flickr)
Africa   Liberia   Photos   Tourism   Wikipedia: Monrovia
Mali: military intervention is both essential and inevitable The Guardian Wed 17 Oct 2012
Mali: military intervention is both essential and inevitable
Calling for the establishment of a government in the south before action in the north is either dangerously naive or ill-informed The argument against: A dangerous idea... (photo: UN / Devra Berkowitz)
Mali   Military   Photos   Rebels
EU Affirms Confidence In Ghana's Electoral System Peace FM Online Tue 16 Oct 2012
EU Affirms Confidence In Ghana's Electoral System
Mr Claude Maerten, Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Ghana, on Tuesday said the Union would not monitor the December 2012 general elections. The Union has... (photo: EC / EC)
Ddevelopment   Elections   Ghana   Photos   Wikipedia: European Parliament


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