MP Calls for Action as Guinean Forces Raise Flag 30 Meters Beyond Yenga Village

The Honourable Member of Parliament for Kailahun District, Constituency 002, Hon. Fallah Kenawah Tengbeh, has voiced grave concern over the acts of the Guinean Armed Forces (GAF), which flew a Guinean national flag near an illegally constructed...

Parliament Speaker congratulates counterparts in Nigeria, Guinea

Sana'a - SABA: Parliament Speaker Brother Yahya Ali Al-Ra’i sent a congratulatory message to Nigerian Parliament Speaker Tajeddine Abbas on the occasion of the Nigerian people's Independence Day celebrations. The Parliament Speaker also sent a...

WCS Halts Work at Guinea Iron Ore Mine After Fatal Accident

(Bloomberg) -- Winning Consortium Simandou, the group that’s developing half of a giant iron ore deposit in Guinea, suspended operations at its Kerouane mine after an accident in which three foreign employees died. “Emergency procedures were...

Nigeria Hails Guinea On Independence Anniversary

2 ABUJA – Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has extended congratulations to His Excellency, Dr. Morissanda Kouyaté, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and...

UAE leaders Greets President of Guinea on Independence Day

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory message to President Mamady Doumbouya of the Republic of Guinea on the occasion of his country's Independence Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al...

Guinea: 16 Years after the September 28 Massacre, victims demand the justice process goes to completion

16 years to the day after the bloody repression of protesters gathered at Conakry stadium, on 28 September, 2025, the FIDH, OGDH, and AVIPA held a press conference in Conakry to commemorate the victims of the 2009 massacre. While historic judicial...

UAE leaders congratulate President of Guinea on Independence Day

Sharjah24 - WAM: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory message to President Mamady Doumbouya of the Republic of Guinea on the occasion of his country's Independence Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed...

New stamp honoring Jimmy Carter unveiled on the late former president’s 101st birthday

During a Wednesday event at the Carter Center, the U. S. Postal Service unveiled a new Forever stamp featuring former President Jimmy Carter’s portrait. Maya Homan/Georgia Recorder Former President Jimmy Carter’s 77-year marriage with former first...

Jimmy Carter and Guinea worm disease: Here's a look back at his decades of work to eradicate it

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was originally published in November 2023, after former President Jimmy Carter had been in hospice care for several months. Carter died on Dec. 29, 2024 in Plains, Ga. —— Oct. 1, 2025 would have been Jimmy Carter's 101st...

This Day in History: October 1, President Jimmy Carter’s birthday

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - On October 1, former President Jimmy Carter was born in Plains, Georgia. Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981. Known as the man who never retired, President Carter’s real legacy...

'The President and the Dragon' highlights Jimmy Carter's efforts to eradicate guinea worm

In this Nov. 4, 2010 photo, Ajak Kuol Nyamchiek, 7, watches while John Lotiki, a nurse with the Carter Center, bandages the blister on her leg from where a guinea worm is slowly emerging in Abuyong, Sudan. (Maggie Fick/AP) A new documentary called...

A soggy Guinea Jubilee: Rain puts a damper on festival

GHA PHOTO Hamilton Williams, center, introduced this year’s co-grand marshals, Ronnie and Viola West, on Friday evening. This past weekend’s Guinea Jubilee didn’t go off quite as planned, as off-and-on rains caused the cancellation of some events...

JNIM attacks on fuel tanker convoys in western Mali underline broader risks to government and social stability

Event On 13–14 September, Al-Qaeda affiliate Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) conducted a series of attacks in western Mali targeting convoys of fuel tankers originating from Senegal. The group first attacked fuel tankers under military...

Wednesday would have been former President Jimmy Carter’s 101st birthday

PLAINS, Ga. — Wednesday marks former President Jimmy Carter’s first birthday since his passing in December 2024. He would have been 101. Carter was the 39th President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981. He died at the age of 100 on...

Soccer-Schlotterbeck returns to boost Dortmund backline against Bilbao

DORTMUND, Germany (Reuters) -Borussia Dortmund defender Nico Schlotterbeck will make his Champions League return at home to Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday, with the German team determined to improve their defending. Dortmund, seconds away from an...

Guinea Confirms December 28 Presidential Election, First Since 2021 Coup

Guinea will hold its first presidential election on 28 December, marking a decisive step in the country’s political transition since the 2021 military coup. The announcement, delivered via state television, followed the Supreme Court’s validation...

Guinea Sets December Date for First Post-Coup Election

Guinea’s transitional government has officially set December 28, 2025, as the date for the country’s first presidential election since the 2021 coup. The announcement follows the Supreme Court’s validation of a constitutional...

How the federal government shutdown is impacting Georgia politics

The federal government shut down at 12:01 a.m. after rival Senate votes to break the gridlock failed. Now both sides are preparing for an extended confrontation and a standoff that won’t soon end. Democrats and Republicans have moved further to...

Guinea to hold presidential vote Dec 28

Guinea’s presidential election will be held on December 28, the presidency of the junta-ruled country announced in a decree read out on state television Saturday. The announcement came a day after the Supreme Court confirmed the result of a...

IsDB Directors Approve US$1.27bn to Spur Sustainable Devt, Build Resilient Economies in Nigeria, Member Countries

Sunday Okobi Members of Board of Executive Directors of Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) have approved a substantial number of projects amounting to about US$1.27 billion across 12 member countries in Asia, Africa and MENA. At their 362nd meeting...