Internet shutdowns at record high in Africa as access ‘weaponised’
More governments seeking to keep millions of people offline amid conflicts, protests and political instability Digital blackouts reached a record high in 2024 in Africa...
Category : Guinea
‘Each of us is afraid’: Guinea’s junta leader tightens grip as opposition lies low
Mamady Doumbouya has led the country since a 2021 coup. Some fear he has no intention of relinquishing power Across Guinea’s capital, Conakry, billboards and...
DRC receives first donation of 100,000 mpox vaccines to contain outbreak
Jab not yet approved for children, who make up most cases, while officials warn millions more doses will be required The first donation of mpox...
Guinea court finds former dictator guilty in stadium massacre trial
Moussa Dadis Camara convicted of crimes against humanity after ordering 2009 crackdown on unarmed protesters A court in Guinea has found the former dictator Moussa...
Two Guinean children abandoned in Bogotá airport as migrant routes shift
Migration through the treacherous Darién gap is slowing as less restrictive air routes open up between South and Central America Two children from the west...
Two children abandoned for days in Colombian airport as migrant Africans change routes to US
Migration through the treacherous Darién gap is slowing as less restrictive air routes open up between South and Central America Two children from the west...
Former Guinea dictator Moussa Dadis Camara recaptured after armed prison escape
Former junta leader back in jail hours after commando raid his lawyer says was an abduction The former head of Guinea’s 2008 military junta has...
Climate crisis is ‘not gender neutral’: UN calls for more policy focus on women
Only a third of countries with climate crisis plans include access to sexual, maternal and newborn health services, UNFPA report finds Only a third of...
Military intervention in Niger is ‘last resort’, says west African bloc
Defence chiefs demand reinstatement of president after coup, which triggered exodus of foreign nationals Defence chiefs from west Africa’s regional political and security bloc have...
Guinea junta allows former leader Alpha Conde to leave country
84-year-old who was ousted last year boards plane for Turkey to receive medical treatment Guinean ex-leader Alpha Conde boarded a plane for Turkey on Saturday...
