Guinea crisis 'could spark war'
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The violence in Guinea could spill over into a bloody civil war, a think tank warns, as talks start to end the crisis.
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CONAKRY -- President Lansana Conte declared a state of emergency in Guinea yesterday, saying he had ordered the army to "take all necessary measures" to restore order after three days of violent protests. At least 27 people have been killed. Amid the rioting and clashes with security forces, the West African country's major trade unions called for Conte to step ...
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Guinea, one of the last bastions of one-man rule, now seems on the verge of insurrection.
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The African Union has condemned Guinea's President Lansana Conte for a &quot;disproportionate use&quot; of military force to quell civil unrest that has rocked the west African nation for weeks.
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Debate over a presidential extension might turn into a serious crisis in Lebanese-Syrian relations.
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Western experts worried about the   security of oil supplies from Africa's Gulf of Guinea have   considered several doomsday scenarios, including suicide   attacks by determined Islamist militants on offshore oil   platforms.
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The locust crisis that has devastated crops across West Africa may be even worse next year, experts warn.
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The violence in Guinea could worsen and spill over into a bloody civil war, an international think tank warns.
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East Timor risks lapsing into civil conflict if divisions between police and army forces are not resolved, a security watchdog cautioned Friday, calling on the government and United Nations to act quickly.
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An African crisis summit to discuss  unrest in Ivory Coast on Sunday called for an immediate U.N.  arms embargo on both sides in the conflict, as the Ivorian  government moved to rebuild its air force.
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Mediation efforts by South African President Thabo Mbeki may be the last chance to stop Ivory Coast falling into a deeper crisis, the outgoing head of the U.N. mission in the West African country said Tuesday.
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ENVIRONMENTAL activists claim the latest outbreak of violence in Nigeria is simply the beginning of a civil war that could force Shell into a huge shake-up of its activities in the oil-rich country.
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Senior African Union officials will meet on Saturday for emergency talks on the conflict that has reignited in Ivory Coast, threatening to undermine efforts to restore peace in neighbouring countries, an official said.
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War could break out again between Ethiopia and Eritrea over their border, a former UN envoy warns.
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A major confrontation between the Congolese Army and a renegade Tutsi general is plunging the country back toward war.
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The Great Lakes region, which has paid Africa&#39;s highest price in human lives and destruction from ethnic conflict, could soon be plunged again into wholesale war as a result of the recent massacre of 160 Congolese Tutsis in Burundi by Hutu militias.
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The ferocious battles of the last three days could open the way to wider conflicts. But there may be both more and less than meets the eye.