Clashes erupt during Guinea independence celebrations
Celebrations Sunday to celebrate the 64th anniversary of Guinea's independence descended into clashes between protesters and police in parts of ...
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Former minister imprisoned by Guinea junta dies in jail
A former minister imprisoned by the military regime running Guinea has died in prison, his brother has announced. Lounceny Camara, ...
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Guinea junta leader decides on 39-month transition
Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, the head of Guinea's military junta, said Saturday he had opted for a 39-month transitional period before ...
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Guinea signs $15-b deal for vast iron mine with Rio Tinto
CONARKY, Guniea—Guinea’s ruling junta has reached a $15-billion deal with Rio Tinto and an Asian-Guinean consortium to exploit the vast ...
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Sanctioned Mali to start flights to Guinea
Sky Mali will on Saturday launch flights from Bamako to Conakry, the private airline company has said as Mali seeks ...
Read moreUS removes Mali, Ethiopia, Guinea from trade accord
President Joe Biden’s administration announced on Saturday that it had excluded Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from a US-Africa trade agreement, ...
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Guinea junta rules out exile for ex-president
Conakry—Guinea’s ruling junta on Saturday ruled out exile for detained former president Alpha Conde and said transition towards civilian rule ...
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Army seizes power in Guinea, holds president Conde captive
Conakry, Guinea—Guinean special forces seized power in a coup on Sunday, arresting the president and imposing an indefinite curfew in ...
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WHO declares an end to second Ebola outbreak in Guinean
The World Health Organization on Saturday officially announced the end of Guinea's second Ebola outbreak which was declared in February ...
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Growing concern over first W.Africa Ebola outbreak for five years
West Africa faced its first known Ebola resurgence since the end of a devastating outbreak in 2016 on Sunday, with ...
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