Guinea

An elated Governor Douye Diri has doled out N14 million to the state-owned football club, Bayelsa United, after its 4-2 victory against the visiting AS Ashanti Golden Boys of Guinea in the preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup.…

Leaders of political parties in Guinea met on Tuesday with members of the junta that removed President Alpha Conde from power a week ago. The meeting was the first of several that the National Committee for Rally and Development (CNRD),…

A leading figure in Guinea's opposition has urged regional bloc ECOWAS not to impose economic sanctions on Guinea's new military regime, describing the recent coup as a "welcome development". "The junta does not deserve to be sanctioned…

The first case of Marburg virus has been confirmed in West Africa after a man died of the haemorrhagic fever disease in Guinea. READ ALSO: WHO declares end to second Ebola outbreak in Guinea This is the first time Marburg, a highly…

The Biden administration said it was lifting Ebola-related travel restrictions for U.S. visitors who have recently been in Guinea, effective Friday. In March, the Department of Homeland Security ordered that travellers who had been in…

Guinea are the sixth team to qualify for Cameroon 2021 outside the host nation after its 1-0 defeat to Mali. The six qualified countries include; Algeria, Senegal, Mali, Tunisia, Burkina Faso and Guinea, together with Cameroon.…

Vaccination against the Ebola hemorrhagic fever was launched in Guinea, more than a week after the resurgence of the virus in a country. The campaign began after more than 11,000 doses of vaccines from the World Health Organization (WHO)…

Guinea is tracking down people who potentially had contact with Ebola patients and will rush vaccines to the affected area as soon as possible following at least three deaths from the disease, Health Minister Remy Lamah said on Monday.…

At least three people have died from Ebola in Guinea and five others have tested positive in the first possible resurgence of the disease since the outbreak in 2013. They fell ill with diarrhoea, vomiting and bleeding, some of them…

Defending champions, the Atlas Lions of Morocco are through to the semi-final stage of the 2020 African Nations Championship (CHAN) after a convincing 3-1 win against Zambian on Sunday. Guinea have also qualified, narrowly defeating…