Guinea strike resumes after clash
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Many shops, banks and offices are shut in Guinea, as unions resume their strike, saying the president must go.
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Hosts Ghana take on Guinea in the opening match of the Africa Cup of Nations 2008.
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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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Protesters take to the streets in several Guinea towns angry at the president's declaration of martial law.
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Talks between bitter political rivals restart amid opposition calls for peacekeeping troops to be sent to tackle violence
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Nigerian trade union leaders have vowed to press on with their four-day general strike, despite government efforts to placate them with talks.
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Guinea's president names a new prime minister ahead of a deadline set by unions to avoid renewed strikes.
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Soldiers in Guinea ramped up security  in the capital Conakry on Wednesday after unconfirmed reports  of an attempt to oust ailing President Lansana Conte, witnesses  and diplomats said.
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Ghana's President John Kufuor was set Thursday to resume talks with Kenyan leaders to break political deadlock after disputed presidential polls that touched off a wave of deadly unrest.
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Guinea's military enforced draconian martial law measures across the West African state on Tuesday, quashing protests and arresting curfew-breakers to halt a widening revolt against President Lansana Conte's rule.
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A strict curfew kept residents inside their homes in this West African capital Tuesday after Guinea's president declared martial law, but sporadic gunfire persisted as some youths tried to renew protests that killed dozens in recent days.
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At least 60 people were injured in clashes between police and opposition activists during a nationwide strike on Saturday, the fifth in two weeks.
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The violence in Guinea could spill over into a bloody civil war, a think tank warns, as talks are held to end the crisis.
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A general strike in Africa's top oil producer began on Wednesday after unions rejected government concessions on fuel prices as too little too late.
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SOCCER matches in Italy will resume this weekend after the government approved a tough set of measures to fight hooliganism, despite resistance by clubs.Comment
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Gunfire killed at least 10 and wounded  hundreds in a clash involving French troops, protesters and  local security forces in Ivory Coast on Tuesday, the fourth  straight day of chaotic violence in the West African country.
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Leaders at a summit in Burkina Faso of mostly French-speaking nations have condemned authorities in divided Ivory Coast for resuming hostilities in the rebel-held north earlier this month.