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Published 11/07/2009 by IRIN


GUINEA: Political crisis only sharpens daily hardship

Photo: Nancy Palus/IRIN

Woman and child at a food distribution in Labé, Guinea (file photo)

DAKAR, 6 November 2009 (IRIN) - Even when Guinea is not facing political crisis and reeling from a massacre, daily life is gruelling for many and instability is never far away.

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