Today on the 28th of September 2009, the Guinean people (opposition, unions, civil society) called for a massive demonstration at the stadium to protest against the presidency bid of the CNDD military junta chief, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara. The junta had banned all demonstrations, but the People had decided to have their demonstration regardless. So this morning, supporters of the opposition parties forced their way into the stadium, defying the army and the Red Berets; the President of the Republic's special unit known for being trigger-happy. As with the troubles of 2006 and 2007, the Red Berets confirmed their reputation with blind cruelty. The majority of the dead and wounded were caused by these elite special forces who are better equipped and better paid than the regular army. The population, for their part, burnt a police station. The death toll keeps growing by the hour: According to a news report by AFP, there are reportedly 60 bodies in one of the city's mortuaries.
It seems that two of the main opposition leaders, Cellou Dalein Diallo and Sydia Touré, are amongst the wounded. They were reportedly arrested and taken to a military camp. Their fate is currently unknown. According to certain sources, Cellou Dalein Diallo's residence was ransacked by the army. Some rape cases were reported in Bambeto, a neighborhood in the capital. The names of the people responsible for this day of carnage have the following names: Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, the head of the junta and the self-declared President of the Republic; Captain Tiegboro Camara, Secretary of State in charge of the war against drugs and banditry; General Sékouba Konaté, Defense Minister; Jean-Claude Pivi, Minister in charge of presidential security. Once again, the African Union, ECOWAS, and its international partners revealed themselves to be ineffective before an officer who seized power through a coup and who is ready to step on corpses to stay in power.
Mister Hameth Ly, a blogger living in Senegal, offers Fula lessons on his blog:
It is question of Pulaar, a Fula dialect spoken mainly in the region of Fouta Toro (in the Senegal Valley between the republics of Senegal and Mauritania). The title of the blog "Duɗal Pulaar" means a school or a course of Pulaar. It is worth reminding that Pulaar is the second language of Senegal after Wolof. It is currently the best standardized and the most widely used variant in the written form.
The course is intended according to the author for French speaking people who wish to learn Pulaar. Let us wish success to this undertaking.
