Oh I see Kukeh, thanx for the heads-up.

 

I spoke with my auntie on Friday. SHe had shared with me news about the PROSPECTIVE demonstraion to come Monday and preparative demarche on account offices and shops would be closed.

 

The AFP story I shared was an account of the early hours of the demonstation. Subsequent AFP stories have accounted for the mounting casualties and DEATHS resulting from the dynamic situation. I was going to share subsequent AFRIBONE/AFP/RFI stories until I saw Juan C. share a BBC story you forwarded. I was pleased you were following the story and I was confident we will together fill in the gaps of a fluid situation. I was actually shocked when I saw the story you forwarded indicating the high number of deaths. The situation was escalating rapidly from the pioneer 11 casualties to centenary death.

 

My auntie cannot corroborate either BBC accounts or AFP/AFRIBONE accounts of casualties in La-GUinea. Even the hospitals cannot corroborate these numbers. Nonetheless, a centenary death is way too much for a demonstration urging Dadis to reconsider his promisory NOT TO CONTEST the upcoming elections. Even the 11 injuries are way too much. It indicates the stirred vortex that is La-GUinea at this time.

 

Thank you again for the heads-up. Haruna.


-----Original Message-----
From: Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tue, Sep 29, 2009 1:37 pm
Subject: Re: 11 opposition demonstrators against Dadis' prospective candidacy injured in Conakry.

Haruna, 
Given the AFP story was at best contradictory to the many reports out there about the situation in La Guinee and that you talked to your auntie in Conakry, I am just wondering if you tried to confirm the story (the AFP's) before passing it on? 
 
Malanding 
 
Haruna Darbo wrote: 
> Kukeh, 
> > I fail to understand what your query is??????? 
> > I shared a brief chat with my auntie. 
> > I also shared a story of AFP (Agence France Presse) carried by > AFRIBONE Consolidated News. 
> > WHich story are you referring to and what is the anxiety aboutthe > accuracy of the story? Help me out so I can help you out. 
> Later. Haruna. 
> 
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> Sent: Tue, Sep 29, 2009 9:33 am 
> Subject: Re: 11 opposition demonstrators against Dadis' prospective > candidacy injured in Conakry. 
> 
> Haruna, > Did you check with your auntie abou t the accuracy of this story before > passing it on? > > Malanding > > > Haruna Darbo wrote: > > > I spoke to my auntie in Conakry on Friday and she shared that all > > shops would close and work would stop in Conakry for Monday's > > demonstration. The atmosphere was tense and La-Guineans were urged to > > stock up on essentials over the weekend. Most of the demonstrators > > were the youth of La-Guinea whose favour Dadis was focused on > > attracting. More demonstrations are envisaged throughout this year. > > Allez Har una. > Guinée > > Echauffourées à Conakry, au moins 11 opposants blessés > > Au moins onze opposants ont été blessés lundi à Conakry lors de la > > répression par les forces de l’ordre de manifestations hostiles à une > > éventuelle candidature du chef de la junte, le capitaine Moussa > Dadis > Camara, à l’élection présidentielle de janvier en Guinée.Ces > violences > interviennent au moment où la communauté internationale > fait pression > sur le chef des putschistes, au pouvoir depuis le coup > d’Etat du 23 > décembre 2008, pour qu’il respecte ses engagements de > ne pas se > présenter au scrutin et laisser ainsi le pouvoir aux > civils.Les jeunes > avaient commencé à se rassembler,20avec des > pancartes où on pouvait > lire/ "non à Dadis"/ et /"à bas l’armée au > pouvoir"/, devant le plus > grand stade de la ville, qui avait été > fermé et aux alentours duquel > un important dispositif de forces de > l’ordre avait été déployé.La > junte avait interdit dimanche ce > rassemblement pour ne pas troubler > l’ordre public avant la fête de > l’indépendance le 2 octobre mais les > /"forces vives"/ (partis > politiques, syndicats et société civile) > avaient maintenu le mot > d’ordre. Samedi, le chef de la junte s’était > rendu à l’intérieur du > pays pour la première, défia nt ses > /"détracteurs"/ en se rendant > par la route à Labé, deuxième ville du > pays et fief de l’opposition, > déclarée /"ville morte"/ par les partis > politiques et les > syndicats.AFP. > > > > ���������������������������������������������������������� To > > unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > > Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/ga mbia-l.html > > > > To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact > > the List Management, please send an e-mail to: > > [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > ���������������������������������������������������B F������ > > > > ���������������������������������������������������������� To > unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html 
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