At least 30 people have lost their lives and another 24 have been injured with varying degrees of severity as a result of a collapse that occurred in the early hours of Sunday at a landfill in the Guinean capital, Conakry, which has left several houses completely buried.The incident took...
The president of Guinea, Mamadi Doumbouya, has removed two members of his Cabinet from their duties this Friday, after warning in a statement that the fight against corruption will reach all public officials without exception.The order signed last Friday to dismiss the Minister of Labor, Mory Condé, and the Minister...
A court in Guinea has decided this Monday to acquit Colonel Bienvenu Lamah of the charges of homicide, rape, and kidnapping, among other charges, in the trial for the massacre perpetrated by security forces in 2009 against a gathering of opposition protesters at the September 28 Stadium in Conakry, the...
The European Union has agreed to apply stricter conditions for granting visas to Guinea, imposing more limited and prolonged procedures, in response to what it considers "insufficient" cooperation from Guinean authorities in the readmission of irregular migrants of that nationality expelled by Member States.The Council, which brings together the governments...
A court in Guinea has decided to reduce the prison sentence for corruption imposed on former Prime Minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana to three years and nine months. Fofana was arrested in April 2022 following the military coup led by Mamady Doumbouya in September 2021 against the then-president, Alpha Condé.Fofana had...
The president of Guinea, Mamadi Doumbouya, has decreed the suspension of raw gold exports with the intention of favoring the treatment of the metal within the country and thus strengthening the Guinean economy.The announcement was made at a meeting held with industrial and artisanal gold producers, as well as with...
A Guinean ex-military man convicted of war crimes for his involvement in a massacre at a football stadium during protests in 2009 has died in custody in a prison in the country, Guinean authorities have confirmed, pointing to natural causes for the death of Aboubacar Sidiki Diakité, known as "Toumba"."Toumba"...