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Guinea in crisis: Ex-aide attacks junta chefAug 27, 2010 IN THE FIELD - With R. Callimachi, correspondent in Conakry. 
'Scores killed' at Guinea protestAug 27, 2010 Scores of people are feared dead after Guinean security forces fired on a huge opposition rally in the capital Conakry. 
Huli Wigmen - Papua New GuineaSep 05, 2010 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 Huli Harold Hayake. To grow strong, healthy hair, the young men live together in a monastic lifestyle under the guidance of a wig master. Only after their wig is ready can they marry. Produced by ABC Australia Distributed by Journeyman Pictures 
Guinea following deadly crackdownAug 27, 2010 Guineans took to the streets in September in protest against the military regime that took over after President Lansana Contes' death. 
Special report on Guinea's junta leader, Moussa Dadis CamaraSep 06, 2010 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 GuineaAug 27, 2010 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 along the length of the proposed pipeline have been promised huge benefits from the plan to extract gas from the Southern Highlands and export it to Asia. But they don't believe it and are up in arms: in scenes of chaos fuelled by a legacy of watching promised riches pass them by, they cut down power-lines, wielding guns and blocking roads: "You never listen - I'll chop you people". Ironically, most of the people living in the resource-rich Southern Highlands, live without power, without hospitals and without education. The MD of Australian 'Oil-Search'- which has a 29% stake in the project - agreed that the money the government has received in the past, "have not been seen in resource areas". Project Operator Exxon Mobil refused to comment. But the Governor of Gulf Province says he'll sue Exxon for over $2 billion for what he alleges are failings in their environmental impact study. With four dead, the former commander of the PNG Defence Force has confessed to fears that, "we are setting the stage for another Bougainville crisis in the Southern Highlands". 
Guinea wormAug 27, 2010 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 dragon". 
A force for democracy in GuineaAug 25, 2010 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 Conte, the country's president, in December 2008. Less than a year later his troops crushed an opposition rally, killing more than 150 civilians. But now a 16000-strong gendarmerie and police force has been formed to supervise the elections that it is hoped will lead to a stable civilian government. Al Jazeera's Andrew Simmons reports from the capital, Conakry. June 26, 2010 
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