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Border with Cote d’Ivoire still closed

    ABIDJAN

    The land border between Guinea and Cote d’Ivoire remains closed “until further notice”, an official at the Guinean embassy in the Ivorian capital Abidjan told IRIN today. However, he said representatives of humanitarian organisations would be allowed to cross if they have official authorisation documents. The border remains closed for security reasons, in particular to prevent the flow of arms into Guinea, he added.

    The government sealed its land borders one week before the 14 December presidential elections. Main opposition leader Alpha Conde was arrested on 16 December on charges of attempting to cross the closed Guinean-Ivorian border illegally and of planning a revolt against the state, news agencies have said.

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