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When the West African nation of Guinea gained its independence in 1958, hopes for a free and prosperous future were high. However, during the next fifty years troubled leaders would turn this resource-rich country into one of the poorest countries in the world. Gross economic inequality and civil-military political strife caused experts to wonder if [...]
read moreWho: Dr. Heinz Krummenacher, BEFORE CEO and Managing Director of swisspeace
What: Multiple national Guinean news outlets
When: February 4 -7, 2010
The BEFORE Project recently presented an examination of the Defense and Security Forces of Guinea to the new Prime Minister of Guinea Jean-Marie Dore, his staff and international partners like the [...]
Over the past several days the CEO of BEFORE, Heinz Krummenacher, and staff in Guinea-Conakry met with the newly appointed Prime Minister of Guinea, Jean-Marie Doré, his staff and United Nations representatives to discuss the implementation of the Ouagadougou agreement signed last month. One of the points in the Ouagadougou agreement called for Defense and [...]
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