Tag: Guinea
WWF identifies 742 new species in the Congo Basin
It’s a huge job coordinated by the African branch of the WWF: combing through the scientific literature of the last ten years to draw up an inventory of species discoveries…
HRW documents protester deaths in 2024 in report
Human Rights Watch (HRW) is concerned, in a new report, about the human rights situation under the CNRD junta in Guinea. If the NGO welcomes the organization of the trial…
the disappearance of journalist Habib Marouane Camara since his arrest worries his relatives and NGOs
Journalist Habib Marouane Camara was violently arrested by gendarmes on Tuesday December 3. His whereabouts since then are unknown. His lawyer denounces a “ arbitrary arrest » while the authorities…
“The Guinean government must speak out on the true number of deaths”
Dozens of people died on December 1, 2024 in a crowd movement during a football match featuring a Mamadi Doumbouya trophy, general who has ruled Guinea since 2021. The authorities…
three days of national mourning after the tragedy of N’Zérékoré and the opening of an investigation
In the capital of the forest region of Guinea, a deadly stampede took place on Sunday December 1, 2024 at the April 3 stadium during the final of a football…
Dozens dead in football riots in Guinea | News in brief
Dozens of people have died in clashes between football fans in West African Guinea, hospital sources tell the news agency AFP. One doctor, who spoke anonymously, told of at least…
numerous deaths after a football match in N’Zérékoré
The fear of a very heavy death toll in N’Zérékoré, in the south-east of Guinea, after a crowd movement at the city stadium. No reliable figures so far, but the…
mobilization to denounce the violence suffered by Guinean women
Since 1993, the United Nations has declared November 25 the international day for the elimination of all kinds of violence against women and girls. This day was celebrated with pomp…
Guinean women in Abidjan can apply for consular cards free of charge
In Ivory Coast, Guinean women in Abidjan can apply for consular cards free of charge. Establishing these identity papers normally costs several thousand CFA francs. This decision by the authorities…
UN calls for “national surge” against sexual violence after rape of little girl
The United Nations made a rare outing to protest the rape and murder of Aïcha Bah, an 8-year-old schoolgirl, in the suburbs of Conakry on November 14. The world organization…