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	Conakry, Guinea, Pictures
		Conakry, also Konakry, capital, largest city, and chief port of the republic of Guinea, western Africa, in Conakry Region, on the Atlantic Ocean, in the western part of the country.
		The city, located on Tombo Island and the adjacent Kaloum Peninsula, is the focus of the nation's transportation routes and is its chief administrative and commercial center.
		Conakry was captured by the French in 1884 and subsequently served as the capital of the French protectorate Rivières du Sud (1891-93) and the French dependency of Guinea (1893-1958), before becoming the capital of independent Guinea in 1958.
	www.greatestcities.com /Africa/Guinea/Conakry_Konakry_city_state_capital.html (213 words)

	Search Results for "Conakry"
		1,091,483), capital of Guinea and its Conakry region, SW Guinea, a port on the Atlantic Ocean.
		It is a trade center for an agricultural region.
		Conakry is the capital and the largest city.
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=&query=Conakry (281 words)

	Conakry - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Conakry, also Konakry, capital, largest city, and chief port of the republic of Guinea, western Africa, in Conakry Region, on the Atlantic Ocean, in...
		Kankan, city, eastern Guinea, capital of Kankan Region, on the Milo River.
		It is the inland terminus of the railroad to Conakry and at the head of...
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Conakry.html (81 words)

	Conakry Report
		Conakry, the capital, is the most populous city with 930,000 people in the city proper, but more than 1.6 million including the metropolitan areas.
		CONAKRY Population The population of Conakry is difficult to ascertain.
		Conakry is the primary town of the Susu people who are agriculturalists, but the monied people, according to Ken Blackwell (CMA missionary), are the Fulani people.
	www.africamissions.org /africa/conakry.htm (3513 words)

	Guinea
		This empire exceeded its predecessors in territory and wealth, but it too fell prey to internal wrangling and civil war and was eventually toppled at the Battle of Tondibi in 1591.
		The capital Conakry was founded on Tombo Island in 1890.
		Guinea is divided into 8 administrative regions which are further subdivided into 33 prefectures.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/g/gu/guinea.html (842 words)

	Winne.com - Report on Guinea, From Rags to Riches
		Supermarkets in Conakry-the " Bobo " in Camayenne between the hotel of the same name and the forest, the " V " in Coléah near the high school and the " Bellevue " across the street from the houses of the same name-stay open until the regulation time of 7 p.m.
		Conakry, the capital of the country-with its noise and traffic jams that are so bad it can take two hours to drive through one of the neighborhoods on the city’s edges-is not the ideal place to really become reacquainted with this forgotten wisdom.
		Conakry’s Petit-Bateau marina in is off limits to visitors in town just for a few days, but the hotel of the same name is planning to build a marina for its guests where tourists will probably be able to rent sailboats.
	www.winne.com /guinea2/bf05.html (5750 words)

	Winne.com - Report on Guinea, From Rags to Riches
		Conakry and Krutown were located on either side of the famous Compagnie Française d' Afrique Occidentale (CFAO, or French West Africa Company) which had succeeded a German company established in 1854 in Hamburg.
		Conakry went from being capital of the colony to capital of the Republic of Guinea in 1958.
		In the Kelema region 12 kilometers/7 miles from Nzerekore towards Yomou, Manon girls between the ages of seven and thirteen are still trained with iron-fisted discipline to perform the kei-kei, or knife dance, after the harvest.
	www.winne.com /guinea2/bf04.html (9592 words)

	Porte de Guinee
		This is the region of the mangroves on which the local population grow rice, which is the base of Guineans' daily meals.
		This region use to hold reserves of iron ore which were exhausted during the of french occupation.
		This region lies on the ashes of the former theocratic Kingdom of Futa.
	www.geocities.com /ablobenus/Guinea.html (772 words)

	Guinea: Curse for Ignored Prophecy
		Hence, that Taylor, (who has promised confidantes that he would control the region within 10 years), is publicly stating his regional political demands if he is expected to halt his bandwagon of destabilization and refugee production, is a healthy sign, for at least we now have an admission and some preconditions.
		As these machinations proceed with regional backing, some of Guinea's major towns are disappearing, with residents and refugees fleeing towards the capital Conakry, one of the main remaining safe havens, at least for now.
		In the end, Conakry left major decisions on Liberia to Nigeria and Ghana, two countries with no common borders with Liberia and Sierra Leone and therefore were prepared to adopt opportunistic positions without risking their national security interests.
	www.theperspective.org /guineacurse.html (2998 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Fighting in troubled west African region leaves 110 dead (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Radio Conakry said the casualties had occurred over a period of almost a week, centring on the villages of Panziazou and Fassassou, near the southern Guinean border town of Macenta.
		Meanwhile informed sources in Conakry said fighting had also been under way for a week between Guinean government forces and elements of a Liberian rebel group in the Guinean town of Guekedou, located near the meeting point of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone.
		People who fled the region to Conakry told AFP that the Liberian rebels, who belonged to a ULIMO faction led by the warlord Alaji Kromah, had been involved in an artillery battle with Guinean troops for control of the town.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/f4191c60823e54f5c12569e7005b0fc2 (613 words)

	AllRefer.com - Conakry (Equatorial Guinea Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Located on Tombo island and connected with the mainland by a causeway, Conakry is Guinea's largest city and its administrative, communications, and economic center.
		A railroad connects Conakry with Kankan, E Guinea, and roads run to COte d'Ivoire, Senegal, and Mali.
		The Polytechnical Institute of Conakry (1963), a teachers college, and vocational and military schools are located there.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/Conakry.html (221 words)

	Guinea - Post Report - e Diplomat
		The country is divided into four geographic regions: the narrow coastal belt; the pastoral Fouta Djallon highland region, with elevations averaging 1,000 feet above sea level; the hotter, drier upper Guinea savanna region; and the tropical rainforest in the southeast.
		Conakry’s average annual rainfall of 169 inches, almost all of which falls during the May–October period, makes it one of the world’s rainiest capital cities.
		Conakry is often the site of local artistic or theatrical performances, concerts by popular African musicians and cultural events sponsored by the Public Affairs Section of the Embassy or the French cultural center.
	www.ediplomat.com /np/post_reports/pr_gn.htm (10521 words)

	Panapress Official Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Government security forces shot dead a student in the central Guinean city of Labe on Monday, while another one died of bullet wounds at hospital, relatives of the deceased told PANA in Conakry.
		Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Armed soldiers who stormed school premises in Conakry where various end-of-year exams were planned, fired several shots in the air to disperse angry who could not enter their classrooms.
		Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A strike launched Thursday by the Inter- Union here was largely adhered to by residents and motorists, leaving the streets of the Guinean capital virtually lack of normal activities.
	www.panapress.com /paysindexlat.asp?code=eng023 (724 words)

	Mail & Guardian Online:
		And since then Freetown and Conakry have been locked in diplomatic moves to resolve the territorial dispute.
		Conakry is believed to have backed insurgents that fought Taylor's government in Liberia.
		An official from the Guinean embassy in Freetown said on condition of anonymity the issue of Yenga is not one of occupation.
	www.mg.co.za /articledirect.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__africa&articleid=133244 (822 words)

	United Nations - OCHA IRIN \| Web Special \| Guinea - Living on the edge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		However, its Région Forestière, or Forest Region, in the far southeast of the country has become a reservoir of inter-communal tensions and a potential source of instability in the region.
		UN agencies and international NGOs working in the Forest Region say it is essential to stabilise the region, particularly if there are going to be new waves of refugees and migrants coming from Côte d’Ivoire, where the political and military situation could easily deteriorate.
		The EU says it remains committed to an ambitious development programme in the region, but in January 2005 it continued to maintain a freeze on 221 million Euros (US$ 293 million) in aid earmarked for Guinea, pending reforms by the government to allow greater democracy, reduce corruption and improve economic management.
	www.irinnews.org /webspecials/guinea (2438 words)

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		In terms of intra-regional inequality, the available data reveals that Conakry is the region with the highest inequality (measured by the ordinary Gini coefficient) in the distribution of per capita expenditure.
		This suggests that there may be significant regional inequality in Guinea with a preliminary indication that Conakry and the Forest region might be the most favored, and Upper Guinea the least favored of all regions.
		In Conakry for instance, the ratio is estimated at 106.
	www-wds.worldbank.org /servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/1997/03/31/000009265_3970818103026/Rendered/INDEX/multi_page.txt (16484 words)

	FIVE Years On, Guinea Still Occupies Sierra Leone’
		Guinea contributed troops to the regional intervention force ECOMOG during Sierra Leone's bloody civil war of the 1990s.
		An official from the Guinean embassy in Freetown told IPS on condition of anonymity the issue of Yenga is not one of occupation.
		At a recent meeting of heads of state of the Mano River Basin countries — Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone - in the Guinean capital Conakry, president Kabba and his Guinean counterpart Lansana Conte discussed the issue of Yenga.
	www.visitsierraleone.org /news/news_item.asp?NewsID=88 (877 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Guinea humanitarian situation report 15 Oct - 15 Nov 2002
		Conakry: Armed banditry remains a serious concern in the capital city, Conakry.
		Forest region: The situation remains calm but recent alleged attacks from Liberia (October 2002) have forced the humanitarian agencies operating in this area to exert precaution in their interventions.
		A field visit to N'Zerekore region by OCHA Head of Office (September 2000) indicated that some of the most vulnerable IDPs (women, girls and young children) have not yet returned to areas of origin in fear of lack of security and basic living conditions.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/9afc8f73fdc6f04385256c77006a50fa (2304 words)

	CCP: Anti-AIDS Alliance in Siguiri, Guinea
		With a population of over 150,000, Siguiri is among the most populated prefectures in the region of Haute Guinea.
		Siguiri natives living in Conakry, the capital city, have formed a Committee of Reflection for the Development of Siguiri, composed of political leaders, doctors, lawyers, pharmacists, teachers, etc., including a representative from each séré.
		A campaign aimed specifically at miners in the regions of Mandiana, Siguiri, Kerouané and Kouroussa is being organized.
	www.jhuccp.org /africa/com_mob/guinea_antiaids.shtml (548 words)

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		Visit the caves of Dandé, night in bivouac, the next morning, descend by foot towards the bottom of the falls of Dindéfélo.
		Region of Mali (1500m altitude), very beautiful, see “Lady of Mali” - natural curiosity, sculpture of the mountain, Guinean craft industry in Mali, return via Madina Kouta (very beautiful double cascades with immense cave (unknown to most until our exploration of this area in 2001).
		Cross into Guinea Conakry Région of Koundara and Mount Badiar (Guinean prolongation of the park of Niokolo Koba).
	www.niokolo.com /sld021.htm (723 words)

	Small-hydro Atlas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Guineaâs capital city is Conakry, other major towns include Kankan and Siguiri, Kindia and the port of Kamsar.
		The region known as Guinee Maritime has seven large river basins, where 33 per cent of the hydro resources are concentrated.
		The Garafiri hydroelectric facility on the Konkoure river, featuring a 75 MW power plant is expected to meet the power demand of the Conakry region was expected to begin operating in the second half of 1999.
	www.small-hydro.com /index.cfm?Fuseaction=countries.country&Country_ID=94 (590 words)

	Guinea
		The total area of the country, including the Los Islands of Conakry, is 245,857 sq km (94,925 sq mi).
		Beyond the coastal plain is middle Guinea, the Fouta Djallon (Futa Jallon), a mountainous plateau region with an average elevation of about 910 m (about 3000 ft).
		Upper Guinea is gently undulating savanna country broken by occasional rocky outcrops with an average elevation of 300 m (1000 ft).
	www.afroyonda.info /country/gn.html (436 words)

	OPIP, GUINEE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Guinea has an equatorial climate in its forest region and a tropical climate with monsoon, harmattan and relief influence in the three other natural regions.
		They are the city of Conakry and the seven Administrative Regions whose centers are also the main towns in the hinterland: Kindia, Boké;, Mamou, Labé;, Faranah, Kankan and N'Zérékoré;.
		Conakry with 1,500,000 inhabitants is the administrative capital of the country.
	www.mirinet.net.gn /opip/opipe.html (2747 words)

	Sabbour Associates Company News - FIDICdirect International Directory of Consulting Engineers
		The immediate objective of the study is the production of detailed design reports and supervision of construction for a number of irrigation and water conservation sub-projects covering a total net area of 820 ha.
		The agricultural development in the regions of Mamou and Kindia is to be attained through the improvement of vegetable and fruit productivity, and providing the infrastructure needed for conservation.
		improve the living conditions of the inhabitants, increase revenues and relieve immigration from rural regions.
	www.fidicdirect.com /company_news/sabbour2002-08-27.htm (415 words)

	Conakry - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
		Conakry (also Konakry), capital, largest city, and chief port of the Republic of Guinea, west Africa, in Conakry region, on the Atlantic Ocean, on...
		Guinea has about 1,000 km (620 mi) of railways.
		Other lines link the ports, Conakry and Kamsar, to the...
	au.encarta.msn.com /Conakry.html (79 words)

	Everything about Liberia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Other historians state the criteria for a civil war is that there must be prolonged violence between organized factions or defined regions of a country (conventionally fought or not).
		Regional differences may be enhanced by differing economies, as in the American Civil War.
		The Liberian Army retaliated against the whole population of the region, attacking unarmed civilians and burning villages.
	wikimiki.org /en/Liberia (9703 words)

	Faranah Region - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Faranah Region is located in east-central Guinea.
		It is bordered by the countries of Sierra Leone and Mali and the Guinean regions of Kankan, Mamou, Nzérékoré, and Labé.
		This page was last modified 00:22, 27 October 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Faranah_Region (61 words)

	United Nations - OCHA IRIN \| Web Special \| Guinea - Living on the edge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The estimated 1.5 million-strong indigenous population of the Forest Region found itself swollen by up to 40 percent at times as people rushed in to seek shelter from conflicts in these three neighbouring countries.
		In February 2005, UNHCR officials in Guinea estimated there were still 75,000 to 90,000 Liberians left in the Forest Region, some in refugee camps, others living in local towns and villages.
		Its main operational bases are in the capital Conakry and Nzerekore, the main town in the Forest Region.
	www.irinnews.org /webspecials/guinea/50124gf.asp (922 words)

	Church World Service Peace Delegation In Guinea: Bringing Attention To West African Crisis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Conakry, Republic of Guinea, West Africa-- The Mano River countries of West Africa continue to struggle with affronts to basic human rights and needs.
		The second reason, says McCullough, is "to draw greater international attention to the region's conflicts and the urgent need for increased humanitarian assistance, economic stimulus, and relief of the burden of debt that makes adequate standards of living virtually impossible for these countries."
		In French-speaking Guinea, as in the region's other countries, says CWS delegate and media liaison Carol Fouke-Mpoyo, "the churches are right in the fray," working cooperatively in an interfaith way, reaching out to serve people.
	www.churchworldservice.org /news/archives/2002/07/45.html (1451 words)

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