* Activists marking funeral of nine killed in protests * Opposition accuses president of planning to rig vote * Government says will allow independent observers CONAKRY, March 8 (Reuters) - Security forces fired warning shots and teargas to disperse thousands of opposition supporters marching in the coastal capital Conakry on Friday to mark the funerals of nine people killed in more than a week of violence.

* Analysts say 9 percent deficit target disappointing * Ghana keeps 9 percent inflation target, sees 8.5 pct GDP growth * Government says medium-term plan to cut deficit to 6 pct of GDP * Sees $582 mln in oil revenues in 2013 as production rises By Kwasi Kpodo

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Friday for calm in the West African nation of Guinea, where political violence has left about 130 people wounded. "The Secretary-General is concerned about reports of ongoing violent clashes in Guinea, which started in Conakry on Thursday," said a statement released by a UN spokesman. "The Secretary-General calls for calm and urges Guineans to refrain from all acts likely to undermine the ongoing peaceful and democratic process in the country," the statement went on to say.

* Divisions spurred by political deadlock * President Conde appeals for calm * Guinea is world's top bauxite exporter * Successful May vote could unlock aid (Recasts with president's national address) By Saliou Samb CONAKRY, March 1 (Reuters) - Guinean President Alpha Conde appealed for calm on Friday after rival ethnic gangs fought with knives and truncheons in the capital in a third day of violence over an upcoming election in the volatile West African nation.