Africa Guinea 75 political parties are allowed to continue their political activities normally, while another 24 can continue under certain conditions; the decision follows an evaluation carried out by the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation
Africa Guinea Tuition fees for master's degrees at public higher education institutions will benefit from a significant reduction; the news was announced by the Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation
Africa Guinea A ship of COSCO Shipping, Chinese state-owned company providing forwarding and logistics services, for the first time docked at the container terminal of the autonomous port of Conakry
Africa Guinea Sleeping sickness, transmitted by the tsetse fly and representing for decades a major public health problem, has been eradicated in Guinea according to the Research Institute for Development
Africa Guinea The Winning Consortium Simandou, a joint venture formed by Winning International Group, China Baowu and Weiqiao Group, reached a $248 million contract with WABTEC Corporation to supply locomotives for the Simandou project
Africa Guinea Ashapura Guinea, a subsidiary of India's Ashapura Minechem Ltd, is working to develop its new mine located in Kindia; the project could transform one of Guinea's most underdeveloped regions creating job opportunities
Africa Guinea The head of the military junta Doumbouya has announced a return to constitutional order by the year 2025, during which a referendum on the new constitution and general elections will be held
Africa Guinea Guinea's active forces, a bloc of political parties and civil society organisations, have announced a series of peaceful demonstrations that they intend to organise from 6 January 2025, calling for the establishment of a civil transition
Africa Guinea Opposition groups are outraged by junta's announcement that the transition to a democratic regime will extend beyond the end of the year; in negotiations with regional bloc ECOWAS, a return to elections and civilian rule within two years had been promised
Africa Guinea 56 people died and dozens were injured Sunday in the stampede that followed clashes after a soccer match played in the town of N'Zérékoré, the country's second largest
Africa Guinea A committee of opposition groups, civil society organisations and activists in Guinea, known as Forces vives, called for the composition of a civil government by 1 January, announcing a new series of demonstrations and civil society mobilisations
Africa Guinea Guinea's Kofi Annan University celebrated the graduation of students in its 23rd year; the class is now named 'Promotion Djiba Diakité', in homage to the Chief of Staff of the Presidency of the Republic
Africa Guinea Guinea Alumina Corporation organised an awareness-raising campaign and distribution of school kits in collaboration with the NGO Club des Jeunes Filles Leaders de Guinée to reaffirm commitment to inclusion and equal opportunities