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October 11th, 2009

Guinea: A soldier's testimony on the massacre of September 28 in Conakry

Claire Ulrich · 21:49, October 11th, 2009 · Sub-Saharan Africa

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The interview below is the testimony of a Guinean soldier who took part in the repression of the opposition demonstration in Conakry, in Guinea, on September 28, 2009. The interview has been recorded over the phone and broadcast by French journalist Olivier Rogez on Radio France Internationale on October the ... 1 comment · read »

October 2nd, 2009

Guinea: Outrage, Grief After Brutal Massacre

Claire Ulrich · 16:02, October 2nd, 2009 · Sub-Saharan Africa

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Still under tight police surveillance, Guinea ended several days of official mourning today for those killed in the sudden and shocking massacre of opposition protesters by soldiers on Monday. 4 comments · read »

September 6th, 2009

Translator of the week: Boukary Konaté in Mali

Claire Ulrich · 05:49, September 6th, 2009 · Sub-Saharan Africa

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Boukary Konaté teaches French and English in a high school in Mali. Joining Global Voices in French has steered him onto a new path: he is now involved in Web projects to promote his native language, Bambara, and train rural communities in Mali to use the internet. 13 comments · read »

June 4th, 2009

Translator of the week: Carolina Chandra Rumuat

Claire Ulrich · 13:59, June 4th, 2009 · Middle East & North Africa , East Asia

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Carolina Chandra Rumuat is spinning a new planet in the Global Voices/Lingua galaxy of languages: Global Voices in Bahasa Indonesia. Say what? In Bahasa Indonesia, the official language of no less than 237 million Indonesians. In truly globalized fashion, Carolina from Indonesia translates and nurtures the brand new Lingua website all the way from… Morocco! 12 comments · read »