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Guinea

Guinea is a country in West Africa with a population of over 13 million. It has borders with Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Ivory Coast, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Guinea also has a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean.

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Spanien Rita Bosaho Parlamentsmitglied

Spain's first black lawmaker

A nurse born in Equatorial Guinea, Rita Bosaho is now a politician camapigning for diversity
March 13, 2016

AfricaLink on Air - 10 February 2016: 0705 UTC

S. African court hears Zuma's Nkandla case ++ Guinea's press unions declare media blackout ++ Ghana suspends study leave
February 10, 2016

AfricaLink on Air - 10 February 2016: 0405 UTC

S. African court hears Zuma's Nkandla case ++ Guinea's press unions declare media blackout ++ Ghana suspends study leave
February 10, 201624:59 min

AfricaLink on Air - 10 February 2016: 0405 UTC

S. African court hears Zuma's Nkandla case ++ Guinea's press unions declare media blackout ++ Ghana suspends study leave
February 10, 2016
Guinea Protest der Journalisten

Guinea media shutdown over slain colleague

Media associations stage a "press-free day" in memory of journalist El Hadj Mohamed Diallo shot dead last week.
February 9, 2016
Sierra Leone Regierung bestätigt Todesfall durch Ebola

New Ebola case hits Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone has confirmed a second new case of Ebola, a week after declaring an end to the epidemic.
January 21, 2016
A billboard on a busy street reads 'Stop Ebola'

Sierra Leone: deep disappointment over Ebola case

A day after WHO declared West Africa Ebola-free, Sierra Leone records a new case.
January 15, 2016
Sierra Leone Regierung bestätigt Todesfall durch Ebola

Ebola death hours after epidemic declared over

Small flare-ups are expected to continue even as the worst of the epidemic appears to be under control.
January 15, 2016
Ebola in Sierra Leone überwunden

Lessons learnt from Ebola

The two-year-long outbreak left 11,300 people dead and many children orphaned. So, did we learn something from it?
January 14, 2016
Health workers wearing protective suits carry a patient suspected of having Ebola on their way to an Ebola treatment center

WHO declares Guinea Ebola-free

Guinea will remain under a 90-day period of heightened surveillance to ensure that any new cases are identified quickly.
December 29, 2015
Africa on the Move - Sayon Bamba

A voice for Guinean Women

Singer Sayon Bamba has started an academy where young women receive musical training.
SocietyDecember 23, 201503:01 min

Teenage boy dies of Ebola in Liberia

A 15-year-old boy has died of Ebola in Liberia, more than two months after the country was declared free of the virus.
November 24, 2015
Peul-Museum, Guinea

Guinea: Preserving Peul traditions

Zeinab Koumanthio Diallo’s Futa Jallon Museum in Guinea is a place to preserve Peul culture.
November 18, 2015
Afrika Ebola in Guinea (Symbolbild)

Guinea reports last known Ebola case cured

Guinea's last known Ebola patient, a 20-day-old baby, has reportedly recovered from the disease.
November 17, 2015
Füßball Europameisterschaft 2016 Qualifikation Nationalmannschaft Ungarn

Top matches in the November international break

UEFA is concluding its qualification process for Euro 2016 while World Cup qualifying is heating up around the globe.
SportsNovember 11, 20155 images
AoM Guinea Zeinab

Traditions and empowerment in Guinea

A poet on a mission: Zeinab Koumanthio Diallo wants to restore and chronicle Peul traditions.
SocietyNovember 11, 201502:46 min
Bauxit-Abbau in der Débélen-Mine in Guinea

Guinea's treasure: A day in a bauxite mine

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October 30, 201510 images
Liberia Ebola

Stigmatized - life after Ebola

Ebola killed 11,300 people in west Africa. The survivors now have to fight prejudice.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 24, 201512:07 min

AfricaLink on Air - 20 October 2015: 0705 UTC

Ugandan troops leave South Sudan+++Guinea calm after elections+++Screening of new ministers in Nigeria continues
October 20, 2015

AfricaLink On Air - 20 October 2015: 0405 UTC

Ugandan troops leave South Sudan++Guinea calm after elections++Screening of new ministers in Nigeria continues
October 20, 2015

AfricaLink on Air - 19 October 2015: 0705 UTC

Election countdown in Tanzania,President Alpha Conde wins elections in Guinea
October 19, 2015

AfricaLink on Air - 19 October 2015: 0405 UTC

Election countdown in Tanzania++Alpha Conde re-election++Ghana chokes under tons of uncleared garbage
October 19, 2015
Guinea Wahlen Alpha Conde

Guinea incumbent Conde wins disputed election

President Alpha Conde has won, but his rival, Cellou Diallo, has called for protests, labeling the vote illegal.
October 17, 2015
Alpha Conde campaign poster

Guinea president on track for re-election

Guinea President Alpha Conde appears set to win another term in office, according to provisional election results.
October 17, 2015

AfricaLink on Air - 16 October 2015

President Conde likely to be re-elected, Amnesty International opens Abuja office, Pistorius to be released on parole
October 16, 201524:59 min

AfricaLink on Air - 16 October 2015: 0705 UTC

President Conde likely to be re-elected, Amnesty International opens Abuja office, Pistorius to be released on parole
October 16, 2015

AfricaLink on Air - 16 October 2015

President Conde likely to be re-elected, Amnesty International opens Abuja office, Pistorius to be released on parole
October 16, 2015

AfricaLink on Air - 15 October 2015

South Africans march against corruption, Nigerian ministerial nominees screened, Guineans wait for election results
October 15, 201524:59 min

AfricaLink on Air - 15 October 2015: 0705 UTC

South Africans march against corruption, Nigerian ministerial nominees screened, Guineans wait for election results
October 15, 2015

AfricaLink on Air - 15 October 2015

South Africans march against corruption, Nigerian ministerial nominees screened, Guineans wait for election results
October 15, 2015

AfricaLink on Air - 14 October 2015: 0705 UTC

EU observers say Guinea election valid, Uganda withdraws troops from South Sudan, African asylum seekers in Cologne
October 14, 201524:59 min

AfricaLink on Air - 14 October 2015: 0705 UTC

EU observers say Guinea election valid, Uganda withdraws troops from South Sudan, African asylum seekers in Cologne
October 14, 2015

AfricaLink on Air - 14 October 2015

EU observers say Guinea election valid, Uganda withdraws troops from South Sudan, African asylum seekers in Cologne
October 14, 2015
President Alpha Conde

Guinea ballot valid, say EU and AU observer missions

Counting of votes underway in Guinea, EU and AU say the elections were free and fair
October 13, 2015
Guinea Conakry Wahlen Cellou Dalein Diallo

Guinea opposition demand for election re-run

Guinea opposition reject election outcome even before results are released. They want a re-run and threaten to take to the streets in protest. The main opposition party claims there was widespread fraud in the vote.
October 13, 201503:11 min
People show their election certificate before casting their vote during Sunday's presidential election

'We cannot accept this ballot'

Guinean opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo has called Sunday's presidential election a "massive fraud."
October 12, 2015
Präsidentenwahl Guinea Conakry Chambas Dileita

Guinea ballot peaceful, but why has it always been violnce?

Guinea ballot peaceful, but why has it always been violnce?
October 12, 2015

AfricaLink on Air - 12 October 2015: 0705 UTC

Vote counting underway in Guinea +++ International Day of the girl child +++ ANC wants S. Africa to withdraw from ICC
October 12, 201524:59 min

AfricaLink on Air - 12 October 2015: 0705 UTC

Vote counting underway in Guinea +++ International Day of the girl child +++ ANC wants S. Africa to withdraw from ICC
October 12, 2015
Symbol-Icon als Anklick-Button für die AfricaLink Webseite

AfricaLink on Air - 12 October 2015: 0705 UTC

Guineans go to the polls to elect president but the opposition vows not to accept the outcome
October 12, 2015
Portrait of Alpha Condé on October 11, 2015(Photo: Bob Barry)

Guinea vote counting underway

The votes in Guinea's presidential election are being tallied. Polling day passed off peacefully despite recent clashes.
October 12, 2015

Guinea elections pass peacefully

Guinea's citizens voted peacefully in Sunday's presidential elections after violence hit the country earlier this week.
October 11, 2015
Street in Conakry witrh election posters

Guinea votes in presidential elections

Voters in the west African nation of Guinea are casting their ballots after widespread pre-election violence.
October 11, 2015
Poster for Guinea President Alpha Condé

Guinea set for presidential poll

The country's constitutional court has ruled out postponing the election despite calls from opposition parties.
October 11, 2015
An election rally in Guinea on October 8, of supporters of presidential candidate Diallo in Conakry.

Pre-election clashes in Guinea

At least a dozen people have been wounded in Guinea as tensions rose ahead of elections.
October 9, 2015
Liberia Ebola

No new Ebola cases last week

The World Heath Organization has reported no new cases of Ebola in West Africa last week.
October 7, 2015
Supporters of President Alpha Conde at an election rally

Post-election violence fears in Guinea

Many Guineans fear Sunday's presidential election could be followed by unrest.
October 7, 2015

Africa and communist East Germany

Before German unity in 1990, East Berlin sought ties with socialist or Marxist-Leninist African states
October 1, 201514 images
Crowds during the 2014 elections

Political drama in Guinea-Bissau

The West African state is undergoing a period of surprising political upheaval.
September 10, 2015
Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister Baciro Dja

Guinea-Bissau prime minister quits after two days

Guinea-Bissau's prime minister, Baciro Dja, has said he will step down from office, two days after he was sworn in.
September 9, 2015