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Explosion, blaze at Guinea fuel depot kills 13, injures 178

By Mouctar Bah Conakry, Guinea -- Thirteen people have been killed and 178 others injured after a powerful explosion and fire at the main fuel...

W.Africa leaders meet as region struggles with coups

West African leaders meet on Sunday for talks with the region in deepening crisis, after four countries fell under military rule and with risks...

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 the capital Conakry, witnesses...

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, 62, was among several former...

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 a return to civilian...

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 Simandou iron ore deposit...

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 to counter regional sanctions...

US 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, saying the actions of...

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 would be done in...

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 the west African country.  “We...

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 and claimed 12 lives. At...

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 Guinea responding to what...

Guinea sees first Ebola deaths since 2016

Four people have died of Ebola in Guinea in the first resurgence of the disease in five years, the country's health minister said Saturday. Remy...

Guinea president Conde receives vaccine jab

The 82-year-old president of Guinea, Alpha Conde, has received his first dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus, part of a scheme mainly involving...
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