'Scores killed' at Guinea protest
Scores of people are feared dead after Guinean security forces fired on a huge opposition rally in the capital Conakry.
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Guinea in crisis: Ex-aide attacks junta chef
IN THE FIELD - With R. Callimachi, correspondent in Conakry.
Guinea following deadly crackdown
Guineans took to the streets in September in protest against the military regime that took over after President Lansana Contes' death.
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Huli Wigmen - Papua New Guinea
March 2006 The PNG Huli men are said to be the fiercest warriors in the world. But they have a surprising soft side -- an obsession with hair. Boys spend years constructing elaborate wigs. "It is very important for a young Huli boy to have a wig. That's why the boys go to wig school", explains...
Special report on Guinea's junta leader, Moussa Dadis Camara
In December 2008, Guinean army captain Moussa Dadis Camara took power following a coup d'état. Nine months later, scores of opposition supporters were killed by a rampaging army. FRANCE 24's special correspondents met Camara in Conakry.
Resource Rage - Papua New Guinea
The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea has made a $16bn deal to extract the country's natural gas. His people have responded with violent protests, which could plunge the troubled nation back into chaos. "It's just like raping a woman. They're going to rape our resources." The landowners living...
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Guinea worm
Dracunculiasis, more commonly known as Guinea worm disease (GWD), is an infection caused by the parasite Dracunculus medinensis. The parasite is alternately known in English as "Guinea worm", "Medina worm", and finally "fiery serpent" which reflects the Latin root word Dracunculus meaning "little...
Unrest over Guinea killings - 30 Sept 09
Guinea's government has promised to investigate why troops from the presidential guard opened fire during a protest, says the death toll is much lower. A human rights group says at least 157 people were killed at the opposition rally in the West African country on Monday. More than a thousand of...
A force for democracy in Guinea
As Guinea prepares for its first presidential election since independence from France more than half a century ago, the West African nation's security forces are being called on to hep democracy rather than supress it. Dadis Camara, an army captain, seized power following the death of Lansana...
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Rapid Deforestation - Papua New Guinea
1 July 1999 We examine the opposition to logging in Papua New Guinea. Produced by ABC Australia Distributed by Journeyman Pictures
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Our three Guinea pigs fighting for a cucumber
You can see our three guinea pigs: Whitie, Grizzley (brown) and Puma (black). Don't worry, we give them enough to eat!
The Last Cannibals - Papua New Guinea
July 2006 We journey deep into the heart of West Papua to track down perhaps the last remaining cannibals in the world. The Korowai have lived by the same customs for 10000 years. "It's normal. I don't feel sad or anything", states one tribesman, describing how he killed and ate his friend. The...
Papua New Guinea
Asaro mudmen to firedancers; highland mountains to the Trobriand Islands. Art, music & dance. Tuvurvur volcano at Rabaul.
Guinea's cyber surfers
The west African country of Guinea is a place where many people don't even have running water or electricity, so getting people on the information superhighway is not a government priority. Al Jazeera's Andrew Simmons reports from the capital Conakry, where Guinea's cyber surfers are struggling...
The Future Sound of London - Papua New Guinea (12" Original)
(Audio only). Performed by Mancunian dance outfit The Future Sound of London
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