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Quebec reels from mafia-led corruption revelations

For the past three months, the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec has been gripped by a tale of corruption involving public officials and the construction industry. Elected local government members have spoken of being intimidated daily when awarding building work contracts, while the mayors of Montreal and Laval have both resigned. The public inquiry, known as the Charbonneau Commission, has attracted record audiences, as the TV drama-like saga continues.

01/10/2009 - GUINEA

Political crisis in Guinea

157 people were killed when troops opened fire on protesters demonstrating against the possibility of Captain Dadis Moussa Camara's standing in elections next year, the worst violence Guinea has seen since Camara seized power.

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