From Guinea to Greece: how a basketball camp is changing lives across continents

What started with a few pairs of donated sneakers has grown into a grassroots sports movement uniting two continents. In Guinea, where many young people lack access to basic resources – let alone organized sports – a basketball camp with deep ties...

EBID extends USD 40 million credit line to Vista Gui to boost SME financing in Guinea

This article was produced with the support of ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has approved a USD 40 million line of credit to Vista Gui, marking a significant step towards expanding...

Former Sierra Leone Ambassador to Guinea Cleared in Embassy Vehicle Drug Case

The Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor Bah, has provided an important update on ongoing drug-related investigations during the Ministry’s weekly Press Conference held on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. The briefing addressed...

Guinea Silent as Liberia Grants Rail Access for Its Ore to Be Shipped Despite Guinea’s $18 Billion Railway Nearly Ready

Monrovia – The Government of Guinea is conspicuously silent as Liberia moves to ratify a major rail access deal that would allow Guinean iron ore to be transported through Liberian territory. Lack of any position from Guinean officials is raising...

After Caracas stop, mysterious Russian plane flew to Cuba, Nicaragua

BERLIN — A Russian cargo plane that recently arrived in Venezuela later made several stops in other Kremlin-aligned Latin American countries, flight records show, after making a similar journey back in August. The Ilyushin Il-76, operated by the...

Country Store (11/4)

Torrington, WY November 4th, 2025 — Here’s a look at items that were listed on the Country Store this week: Cassettes- Records- 8 Track Toolbox with Tools Magazines For Free 2 Doors- 36″x87″ (307) 837-2186 Looking For Odd Jobs (307) 340-2171 Used...

Hunters Urged To Review Biosecurity Practices During Fall Season

Many hunters are preparing for fall goose and duck season in North Dakota. As hunters prepare, they are encouraged to review biosecurity practices to protect domestic birds and livestock from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Positive...

Kuwait to face Guinea in Tunisia friendly tournament ahead of Islamic Solidarity Games

Players preparing for the friendly match. TUNIS, Oct 28: Kuwait’s handball team begins its campaign today in the friendly international tournament in Tunis, opening against Guinea, followed by matches against Iran on Thursday and the host team...

The city of 700 languages

Irwin Sanchez, a chef and poet in Queens who speaks Nahuatl, once the language of the Aztec, makes tacos, moles, and tamales with the words’ original meanings in mind. Husniya Khujamyorova, a speaker of Wakhi from Tajikistan, creates some of the...

Mine of the Future: DOE Commits $95 Million to Transform U.S. Mining

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched its Mine of the Future initiative — a landmark step toward revitalizing domestic mining and securing America’s critical mineral supply chain. The DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management...

Guinea: New report reveals workers’ rights abused in plantations linked to state-owned company Soguipah

The Guinean authorities must immediately guarantee the human rights of Soguipah workers and smallholder planters affiliated with the state-owned company, and investigate widespread abuses particularly regarding workers’ right to decent work, said...

Africa's recent history of coups: 2020 - 2025

Africa has seen a notable resurgence of military coups in the recent period from 2020 to 2025, marking a turbulent chapter in the continent's political history. The most recent event occurred in October 2025 in Madagascar, where the military...

Guinea Hog Dives ‘Snout-First’ Into Pumpkin

Spray cans, freedom: How graffiti transforms Guinea's Conakry

It was the middle of the day when Omar Diaw, known by his artist name "Chimere” - French for chimera - approached a blank wall off the main thoroughfare in Guinea 's capital and started spray-painting. "They know who I am,” he said confidently....

Air Sénégal to launch Dakar–Brussels route on December 9, 2025

Air Sénégal has announced the launch of a new direct route between Dakar and Brussels, effective December 9, 2025. The service will operate three times weekly—on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays—marking the airline’s second European destination...

Guinea bauxite exports jump 23% in 3rd quarter despite rains, regulatory pressure

Guinea’s bauxite exports surged 23% year-on-year in the third quarter, defying heavy rains and regulatory headwinds, official data showed. Shipments of the critical aluminium feedstock rose to 39.41 million metric tonnes, up from 32 million in Q3...

219 People Arrested For “Kush” Possession as Gambia Battles Against Drug

By: Isatou Sarr Gambian authorities have intensified their fight against drugs and other illegal substances with 30 new interdictions, bringing the total number of individuals arrested for “Kush” possession or distribution to 219 people. This was...

French priest accused of sexually abusing minor refugees in Morocco

Archbishop Cristobal Lopez Romero (Photo: The College of Cardinals Report). RABAT, Morocco (AFP)—The Catholic Archbishop of Rabat told AFP on Tuesday he had “fully cooperated” with Moroccan and foreign authorities after a French priest was accused...

Senegalese artist transforms Conakry’s walls with captivating street art

It was the middle of the day when Omar Diaw, known by his artist name “Chimere” — French for chimera — approached a blank wall off the main thoroughfare in Guinea ‘s capital and started spray-painting. “They know who I am,” he said confidently....

Ivanhoe Atlantic Completes Environmental and Social Impact Assessments in Guinea and Liberia

Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (“ESIA”) submissions for Phase1 of project development and mining at the Kon Kweni Iron Ore Mine (“Kon Kweni”) in Guinea and related transport infrastructures and logistics in Liberia have been submitted...