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Mozambique march on to the Last Eight with a blowout win over Guinea
FIBA Basketball
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ABIDJAN (Cote d’Ivoire) - Mozambique are through to the 2025 Women's AfroBasket quarterfinals after demolishing Guinea 91-38 in Wednesday's first game of the Classification Round for the Last Eight. The 53-point loss is the largest in the...
About Guinea Worm Eradication: A Global Health Milestone in Sight
Borgen Magazine
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July 30, 2025
SOMERSET, United Kingdom — Guinea worm disease is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) that has seen one of the most dramatic declines in global health history. It has declined from an estimated 3.5 million cases across 20 countries in 1986 to just...
Heavy rains kill 15 in Guinea since late June
Macau Business
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July 29, 2025
Fifteen people have died in Guinea since late June in flooding caused by torrential rain in the west African country, according to a government report. Besides the heavy rain, the flooding was worsened by uncontrolled construction and clogged...
Asara Resources secures $16m for Guinea gold project
Mining Technology
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July 29, 2025
Asara Resources has secured firm commitments to raise A$25m ($16.4m) through an institutional placement of new fully paid ordinary shares to fund its exploration activities at the Kada gold project in eastern Guinea, West Africa. The placement...
Guinea–Ethiopia: Toward African gold sovereignty through local refining
The Reporter Ethiopia
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July 26, 2025
In an African context marked by the growing ambition to capture more added value from raw materials, Ethiopia and Guinea represent two converging trajectories. On one hand, Ethiopia is multiplying efforts to control its gold value chain, building...
Uganda sink Guinea who drop to 0-2
FIBA Basketball
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ABIDJAN (Cote d'Ivoire) - Reigning Zone 5 champions Uganda have opened their 2025 Women's AfroBasket Group C campaign on a high, easily seeing off Guinea 88-51. This was the third meeting between the two teams in the competition, with previous...
W/African youth strategise to reshape regional agriculture, food value systems
The Point
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The two-day sub-regional forum courtesy of Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and the Community Action Platform on Environment and Development (CAPED), was held on the theme - "Feeding the Future: Youth-Led Solutions for Resilient...
Study: Like humans, Guinea Fowls feel the strain of leadership
The Standard
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Guinea fowl birds at the Nairobi National Park, Nairobi. [File, Standard] A new study on guinea fowls in Kenya has revealed that, much like humans, animals can experience stress when trying to lead a group. The research, conducted by The...
Outrage after zoo shoots baboons due to 'overcrowding' and feeds them to predators
LBC
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30 July 2025, 14:30 | Updated: 30 July 2025, 14:37 Baboons sit in their enclosure at Nuremberg Zoo. Picture: Alamy A zoo has shot 12 healthy baboons due to overcrowding before feeding them to predators. Listen to this article A zoo in the German...
Protests after Germany zoo culls 12 baboons, feeds them to predators
The Indian Express
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July 30, 2025
A zoo in Nuremberg, Germany, is facing mounting backlash after confirming that it had culled 12 healthy Guinea baboons due to overcrowding in their enclosure. The animals were subsequently fed to the zoo’s predators, sparking protests and legal...
Senegal make light work of Guinea for first win
FIBA Basketball
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ABIDJAN (Cote d'Ivoire) - Women's AfroBasket All-star Yacine Diop got action going as the 2025 showpiece tipped off at the 3,500 capacity Palais des Sports Treichville as Senegal took on Guinea. Despite being on opposite ends of the power...
Guinea Insurance posts N114.7m loss in H1
Punch
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July 23, 2025
Guinea Insurance Plc recorded a loss after tax of N114.7m for the first half of 2025, marking a reversal from the N116.1m profit posted in the same period of 2024. The unaudited financial statements of the insurance firm, filed with the Nigerian...
Capesize bulls return as Brazil and Guinea drive market to 2025 highs
Riviera
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July 25, 2025
On 24 July, the Baltic Capesize Index surged to its highest level of the year, with average daily spot rates climbing to US$31,429 – a rise of almost 14% from the previous day. This surpasses the previous 2025 high of US$30,944 per day recorded on...
KIC and Agro KiniSols hatch hope for rural farmers through guinea keet innovation
Happy FM
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July 24, 2025
Agro KiniSols (AKS), a KIC-supported agribusiness, is redefining the future of guinea fowl farming in Ghana through innovation and purpose-driven impact. By specializing in the hatching and nurturing of high-quality guinea keets, AKS is bridging a...
Govt cancels $1.2 billion bauxite deal
Modern Ghana
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Ghana has cancelled a $1.2 billion bauxite lease with local firm Rocksure International, seeking a partnership instead with a big overseas company to tap one of West Africa's richest deposits, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter...
From Conakry to Bamako: Tracking Russia’s Covert Arms Trail into Mali
Africa.com
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July 23, 2025
Russia is quietly turning Guinea into a key logistics hub for arms deliveries to Mali, a strategy that allows it to bypass international scrutiny. According to RFI’s investigation, at least three Russian convoys have landed at Conakry’s port this...
Wednesday 30th July 2025 Football Match Fixtures
The Nigerian Voice
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Friendly Matches K-League All-Star vs Newcastle Deportivo Alavés vs Girona Siegen Sportfreunde vs B. Dortmund Real Sociedad vs Osasuna Fenerbahçe vs Lazio Coventry City vs Real Betis Premier League Summer Series: West Ham vs Everton International...
DeSoto Resources Advances Exploration Across Guinea's Gold Belt
Kalkine Media
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July 24, 2025
Highlights,Broad gold zones identified in Siguiri Basin,Trenching and soil programs underway,Key progress made across multiple Guinea assets,DeSoto Resources (ASX:DES) has uncovered an extensive gold-bearing zone within the Siguiri Basin, located...
East Africa’s Moment: Can the CHAN Co-Hosts Set the Stage fo...
Modern Ghana
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A new football season is about to ignite on SuperSport available on DStv and GOtv, and all eyes are on the African Nations Championship (CHAN) as it kicks off across Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya. This year’s tournament promises to showcase the very...
Five stadia in East Africa stadia ready to host CHAN 2024
The Standard
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Kasarani Stadium in Kenya [Salim Mvurya, Facebook] In a landmark moment for East African football, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled five stadiums across Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda that will host the 2024 African Nations...