Guinea

30 dead after landslide at landfill in Guinea, govt. decided to close site due to danger week prior

Guinea's minister of territorial administration, Djenab Toure, announced on Thursday that the government was closing the landfill because it was unsafe and said the waste was to be relocated outside

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People gather at a landfill after a landslide, triggered by heavy overnight rains, killed several people in Dar es Salam in Conakry, Guinea, August 23, 2026.
Beny Steinmetz

Israeli businessman Steinmetz settles probe, criminal charges dropped

Steinmetz is currently fighting a conviction in Switzerland and a five-year prison sentence for allegedly bribing a foreign public official in Guinea.

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens as U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the U.S.-Africa Summit Leaders Session on partnering on the African Union’s Agenda 2063, in Washington, U.S., December 15, 2022.

Biden announces US support for African Union joining G20

The statement comes as part of Washington's efforts to reinvigorate ties with a region that has taken a back seat to other priorities in recent years.

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A container ship sails at the Suez Canal, in Ismailia, Egypt March 31, 2021. Suez Canal Authority/Handout via REUTERS

Pirates take six hostages from container ship in Gulf of Guinea

The container ship was sailing under a Liberian flag, the spokesperson said, but the name or operator of the vessel were not immediately clear.

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Guinean junta replaces provincial governors after coup

The soldiers who overthrew the government of Guinea have installed a military junta to govern the country.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021ByREUTERS
Residents cheer at army soldiers as they celebrate the uprising in Conakry, Guinea September 5, 2021.

Guinea coup leader promises national government as politicians arrested

The military leaders who led a coup against the government of Guinea said they would set up a new government, after politicians were imprisoned and banned from traveling.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021ByREUTERS
Residents cheer on army soldiers after the uprising that led to the toppling of president Alpha Conde in Kaloum neighbourhood of Conakry, Guinea September 6, 2021.

Power struggle roils Guinea; soldiers say on TV they have taken over

Soldiers who staged an uprising in Guinea's capital on Sunday said in a short broadcast on state television that they have dissolved the constitution and the government in the West African state.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021ByREUTERS
An army vehicle is seen at Kaloum neighbourhood during an uprising by special forces in Conakry, Guinea September 5, 2021.