Guinea

The West African regional grouping ECOWAS has hardened its stance against military-ruled Mali and Guinea, imposing new individual sanctions and calling on both countries to honour timetables for a return to democracy. The Economic…

A senior delegation of ECOWAS has arrived at Guinean capital, Conakry, for a three-day visit. The visit comes almost two months after ECOWAS suspended Guinea's membership following a coup in the country in early September. The…

Guinea’s military government has unveiled a “transitional charter” that it says will steer the country back to civilian rule. The document, read out on national television late on Monday, set down a series of tasks, including the…

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)…