Guinea

Approximately 6,7 million voters in Guinea-Conakry have been called to the polls to elect the new president of the Republic, first in four years after the coup d'état of 2021, a decisive moment for the return to constitutional order in the country

Following decreasing international financing, the fight against HIV in Guinea is rethinking funding mechanisms; REGAP+ and MSF organized a conference-debate on resilience strategies for HIV programs in Africa at Gamal Abdel Nasser University in Conakry

Starting 29 November 2025 driver's license will be mandatory for all motorcycle taxi drivers, at a fixed price; reactions are multiplying and in the industrial city of Kamsar the union is requesting a postponement as drivers are not financially prepared

An Indian businessman is seeking $1 billion in damages from Guinea after losing his mining licence for a bauxite deposit in Boffa; Pankaj Oswal has requested arbitration before a New York court, denouncing Conakry’s treatment of foreign investors

Three political parties, including the country's two main parties, have been suspended by decree as the campaign for the constitutional referendum was due to begin today and ultimately postponed to 31 August; the announcement was read on public tv

The liquidity crisis affecting the Guinean banking sector has hit electronic money agents too; struggling to meet the growing demand for withdrawals, while facing scarce deposits, is worryingly eroding their margins

Daouda Taban, journalist and reporter for Radiodiffusion Télévision Guinéenne RTG, passed away shortly after having been transferred to Tunisia for medical reasons; Guinean media and public are mourning his death as he leaves a 'great void'

Media outlets and protests have been banned and opponents of President Doumbouya are denouncing the general's stranglehold on Guinea; his supporters, on the other hand, praise the enthusiasm he is reportedly generating as crucial elections draw near

Guinea's opposition groups reject the election management body newly created by the military junta; the Directorate General of Elections is tasked with managing upcoming elections constitutional referendum in September and general elections this December

Nobody was injured as a violent wind took off the roof of a primary school in Koyékoyé district, Linsan, Kindia, making the whole structure come to pieces; it was built by community effort last year to give local children the premises they were missing

In Sanoyah, cracks in buildings, roads and soil appeared overnight two days ago, affecting at least 20 houses and rising concerns in residents and authorities; the cracks keep enlarging and haven’t so far been explained

Ex-president Moussa Dadis Camara, convicted for 2009 stadium massacre, has been pardoned on health grounds and released from Conakry’s central prison; the transitional government had pledged to compensate victims of the tragedy from the national budget