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Guinea's new military leaders named international banker Kabine Komara as the country's new prime minister. Komara is a senior director at the African Export-Import Bank in Cairo and was one of four men who labor leaders nominated for the post follo
Thousands of Guineans turned out Friday to pay their respects to former President Lansana Conte, whose death this week sparked a military coup. Mutinous soldiers have consolidated power with the resignation of Guinea's prime minister. Guinean soldie
By Nico Colombant Dakar 28 January 2007 Guinean demonstrators protest the regime of President Lansana Conte, across from White House in Washington, 25 Jan 2007 Many Guineans are expressing disappointment in a deal to end a three-week strike, saying P
By Nico Colombant and Pauline Bax Abidjan and Conakry 09 January 2006 Youth struggling to make ends meet in Conakry, Guinea In the West African nation, Guinea, which some economists fear could collaps
By Nico Colombant Dakar 17 January 2007 Authorities in Guinea have detained several leaders of an escalating general strike that has paralyzed the African nation. A government plea issued Tuesday night for workers to return to their jobs was rejected
By Kari Barber Dakar 24 April 2007 Human-rights groups are calling for an investigation into the Guinea government's use of force that left more than 100 dead following nationwide, union-led strikes and protests in January and February. Kari Barber r
By Nico Colombant Dakar 20 February 2007 Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf attends opening session of ECOWAS summit, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 19 Jan 2007 The leaders of Liberia and Sierra Leone met in Guinea with embattled President Lansa
By Nico Colombant Dakar 19 February 2007 Union leaders in Guinea are welcoming a more relaxed curfew, but are pursuing a crippling strike action. They say they want President Lansana Conte to respect agreements signed in January that have been ignore
By Phuong Tran Dakar 29 March 2007 In Guinea, the newly-appointed Prime Minister Lansana Kouyate has named more than 20 new government members, the latest step in the strike-ending deal reached last month that ended weeks of violent unrest and work s
Guinea's new prime minister faces many challenges in returning his country to civilian rule. Guinea's military leaders chose an international banker as their prime minister to lead a process toward new elections following last week's military coup.
By Scott Stearns Dakar 30 September 2009 Guinea's military government says it will not allow any gatherings that could threaten public safety, following the killing of at least 157 people protesting the expected candidacy of the country's military r
Carter Center Marks Progress in Fight Against Guinea Worm, River Blindness CHICAGO Guinea worm disease and river blindness are among 17 tropical diseases the World Health Organization considers neglected. Thanks to the efforts of the Atlanta-based Ca
By Nico Colombant Dakar 12 February 2007 Guinea's President Lansana Conte has declared a state of emergency following renewed violence that left at least a dozen people dead in the capital. This came as union leaders resumed a nationwide strike Mond
By Ricci Shryock Dakar 09 October 2009 Guinean police arrest a protester on 28 Sep 2009 in front of the biggest stadium in the capital Conakry during a protest banned by Guinea's ruling junta After last week's massacre of dozens of Guineans by gover
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 15 February 2007 Some union leaders in Guinea are preparing for a new round of talks with the government to end a crippling strike, but others say martial law must first be lifted. More than 100 people have been killed since a
By Nico Colombant Dakar 15 February 2007 Many West African countries do not have enough money to pay teacher salaries on a regular basis or to refurbish schools. The result is a decaying educational system, with frustrated teachers, students and par
At least 500,000 Liberians are affected by a plague of caterpillars that is destroying crops, polluting drinking water and spreading to neighboring Guinea. Aryworm At least 100 villages are affected in Liberia's richest agricultural region near the
By Nico Colombant Dakar 06 June 2007 Guinea's new defense minister is touring barracks across the West African nation for a second time since his appointment. He was named last month to help quell unrest caused by disgruntled soldiers. VOA's Nico Col
UNHCR Launches $62 Million Appeal For Return of Congolese Refugees
By Nico Colombant Dakar 12 February 2007 Remains of a bus that was burnt by demonstrators are seen as people drive past in Conakry, Guinea (File photo - 25 jan 2007) At least three people were killed in Guinea Monday, bringing the death toll to over