Guinea bans logging and transport of timber
The Ministry of the Environment, Water and Forests is prohibiting, as of Monday, June 14, “the cutting and transportation of wood throughout the national territory, […]
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Guinea: The journalist Amadou Diouldé Diallo regains freedom
It is a relief for the journalist Amadou Diouldé Diallo who regains his freedom after nearly three months of detention in the civil prison of […]
Guinea: At least 15 dead in the collapse of a gold mine
At least fifteen people were killed on Saturday, May 8, in a landslide at a gold mine near Siguiri, the latest in a series of […]
Guinea: Opponent Oumar Sylla sentenced to eleven months in prison
Oumar Sylla, alias Foninké Mangué, was punished by the Mafanco court in Conakry for direct provocation to an unarmed gathering. A figure of the National […]
Ghana: Akufo-Addo sworn in for a second term without majority in Parliament
Nana Akufo-Addo has officially sworn in as president on Thursday 7 January at a ceremony attended by international and African dignitaries, including Guinean President Alpha […]
Two million doses of Russian Sputnik V vaccine to vaccinate the Guinean population against Covid-19
Guinea began Wednesday, December 30, the vaccination of its population against the new coronavirus, on an experimental basis, using the Russian vaccine Sputnik V. For […]
Roger Bamba a Guinean opponent died in detention
A Guinean opponent, in detention since September in Conakry, died during the night of Wednesday 16 to Thursday 17 December. Roger Bamba, in his forties, […]
Guinea: Five opposition leaders imprisoned for “manufacture and possession of weapons of war”
Imprisoned for five days on the premises of the judicial police, the five opposition figures were charged with “harming the fundamental interests of the nation”, […]
ECOWAS Court of Justice condemned the Guinean State to pay more than $460,000
On Tuesday 10 November 2020, more than eight years after the events, the ECOWAS Court of Justice condemned the Guinean State to pay more than […]
Guinea: Alpha Condé is said to be in the lead in four constituencies
The National Independent Electoral Commission began Tuesday evening to announce the results of this Sunday’s presidential election in dribs and drabs. For its part, the […]