Tag: Guinea

Mohammed VI mosque to welcome worshipers in Conakry

March 28, 2024

Mohammed VI mosque in Conakry will welcome its first worshipers on March 29, underscoring the strong spiritual ties between the Moroccan and the Guinean people. ... Read More

Guinea to charm Dubai investors at World Government Summit

January 29, 2024

The Republic of Guinea is seeking to raise more than $3 billion in funding from Dubai for projects under its Interim Reference Program (IRP) 2022-2025, ... Read More

DRC’s and Liberia’s new presidents sworn in, promising to improve economy, security

January 23, 2024

The newly elected presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi and of Liberia, Joseph Boakai, have been sworn in, with both promising ... Read More

Guinea detains French journalist Thomas Dietrich

January 15, 2024

Authorities in Guinea Conakry arrested Sunday January 14 in capital Conakry French journalist Thomas Dietrich who has been in the West African country to investigate ... Read More

Guinea: Rio Tinto set to launch $20bn ‘world’s biggest mining project’ after 27-year delay

January 10, 2024

Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto is poised to commence a "world’s biggest” $20 billion mining project in the Republic of Guinea this year, following a ... Read More

Battle for influence: US private security firm in talks with CAR govt to counter Russia’s Wagner

December 28, 2023

The US private military company Bancroft Global Development is reportedly in talks with the government of Central African Republic (CAR) over "future activities,” as the ... Read More

Côte d’Ivoire to supply fuel to Guinea in wake of fuel terminal explosion

December 28, 2023

The Ivorian Government announced Wednesday December 27 the decision to send every month 50 million liters of fuel to Guinea, which is facing an acute ... Read More

Guinea: At least 14 killed in fuel explosion in Conakry

December 19, 2023

At least 14 people have lost their lives in the explosion of a fuel depot in capital Conakry in the early hours of Monday December ... Read More

At ECOWAS summit, West African leaders set terms for lifting Niger sanctions

December 12, 2023

At a recent summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), regional leaders decided to keep sanctions imposed on Niger after a July ... Read More

Guinea: Media unions suspend protests amid talks with media regulator

December 11, 2023

Guinea’s main media unions suspended Sunday December 10 a set of actions including media blackout scheduled for this Monday December 11 to give chances for ... Read More