In the News Page 7 March, 2001

March, 2001

Articles are in chronological order. Click on the link for the full article, as most are not quoted in full.

FIFA BANS GUINEA (BBC) -- Guinean soccer teams
sanctionned effective immediately
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/football/africa/newsid_1198000/1198262.stm

Guinea tossed out of World Cup (Associated Press)
Guinea was banned from the qualifying rounds of the
2002 World Cup because of government interference in
the national soccer association.
For the full story, go to:
http://sports.yahoo.com/m/sow/news/ap/20010319/ap-fifa-guinea.html

THE LESSION GUINEA MUST LEARN (The Perspective via
allafrica.com) -- An opinion column
http://allafrica.com/stories/200103020219.html

Here, the choice is clear and unmistakable. It is a choice between life
and death; between proactive action and suicidal inaction; between
stubborn and determined defense of truth and the life of the innocent,
and acquiescence to the unrepentant lunacy of the Taylor terror and
refugee-producing machine. The choices Guinea makes will
determine whether the country lives in peace or perish on the alter of
slaughter on which Liberia died, and where Sierra Leone now lies
surviving on life support, feeding solely on the humanity of Britain as
the organ donor....

MANO RIVER WOMEN HOLD TALKS WITH REFUGEES (Panafrican
News Agency):
http://allafrica.com/stories/200103170027.html

Article on the influence that chiefs in Africa still
retain and their role in development.

Guinea's Sports Minister reacts to country's expulsion
from World Cup soccer qualifying [BBC]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/football/africa/newsid_1233000/1233364.stm

MANO RIVER STATES IN SHAMBLES [The Progress via
allafrica.com]
http://allafrica.com/stories/200103210027.html

REFUGEE CAMPS DESTROYED... [UN via allafrica.com]
http://allafrica.com/stories/200103200419.html

BRITAIN ACCUSED OF INTERFERENCE IN SIERRA LEONE
[Tomric News Agency via allafrica.com] -- With
comments on Lansana Conté's alleged involvement
http://allafrica.com/stories/200103210240.html