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Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Source: Human Rights Watch (HRW) |

Guinea: High Stakes Verdict in Stadium Massacre Trial Nears

15 Years On, Victims Deserve Justice

 A domestic court in Guinea is scheduled to deliver a verdict, including on reparations claims, on July 31, 2024, in the landmark trial of 11 men accused of responsibility for the country’s horrific 2009 stadium massacre, Human Rights Watch said today. The organization has released an updated question-and-answer document about the proceedings. On the morning of September…

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Source: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) |

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Early Warning Exchange and Assessment Mission to Guinea

The mission ended with an audience with the Prime Minister, Head of Government, Mr. Amadou Oury BAH at the Palais de la Colombe, headquarters of the Primature

As part of exchanges and evaluations of the level of operation of National Early Warning Centers in member states, a working mission led by Dr. Onyinye Nkechi Onwuka, Ag. Director, Early Warning visited the Republic of Guinea from July 18 to 19, 2024. During its stay, the mission first paid…

African Energy Chamber

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    • Guinea-Conakry’s Energy Minister Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2024, Promoting Investment Opportunities in Oil, Gas and Regional Power
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Source: African Energy Chamber |

Guinea-Conakry’s Energy Minister Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2024, Promoting Investment Opportunities in Oil, Gas and Regional Power

To attract new players to the market, Minister Aboubacar Camara will outline ongoing energy developments and upcoming investment opportunities at African Energy Week: Invest in African Energy 2024

Guinea-Conakry’s Minister of Energy, Hydropower and Hydrocarbons Aboubacar Camara will deliver a keynote address at the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy 2024 conference – scheduled for November 4-8 in Cape Town. Minister Camara will highlight Guinea-Conakry’s efforts to diversify its energy portfolio, encompassing hydrocarbons, hydropower and other…

Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Source: Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) |

United Nations (UN) Human Rights Office extremely worried about disappearance of two activists in Guinea

The rights to freedom of opinion, expression and peaceful assembly of all Guineans, including opposition activists, must be protected

Delivered by: UN Human Rights spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan We are extremely worried about the disappearance of two activists in the Republic of Guinea. Oumar Sylla (also known as Foniké Mengué) and Mamadou Billo Bah, leaders of the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), a civic movement, were arrested…

Energy Capital & Power
Source: Energy Capital & Power |

West Africa Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Confirmed as a Speaker at MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2024

Cem Hacioglu’s participation at MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power is set to pave the way for LNG development in Guinea-Conakry

Natural gas company West Africa LNG CEO Cem Hacioglu has been confirmed as a speaker at this year’s MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2024 conference and exhibition, taking place in Dakar from December 3-4. Set to transform Guinea-Conakry’s industrial, mining and infrastructure sectors, West Africa LNG – as a premier…

Webb Fontaine
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Webb Fontaine Unveils Sourcemind Academy in Guinea

Sourcemind Academy’s Remarkable Journey – 1,082 Applicants, 108 Students and 58 Graduates

Webb Fontaine (www.WebbFontaine.com), a leading provider of solutions for trade facilitation, is pleased to announce the launch of Sourcemind Academy in Guinea. This innovative educational venture, backed by Webb Fontaine, is set to transform the tech education landscape by offering high-level training, cutting-edge pedagogical design and experienced professional trainers to…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • The African Development Fund is helping Guinea to build institutional capacities that can facilitate industrial development and strengthen the resilience of its SMEs
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Guinea: USD 14 million loan from the African Development Fund will support industrial development and resilience of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)

The goal is to speed up economic transformation through stimulation of SMEs, including women's SMEs, industrial modernisation and exports, making the economy more competitive and promoting private investment

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (https://apo-opa.co/3VAvcHY), the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), has approved a loan of US $14.04 million to Guinea for implementation in the country of the Industrial Development and SME Resilience Support Project. The financing comes from Pillar 1…

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

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    • Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) High-Level Mission to Guinea to discuss the development of the Amilcar Cabral Submarine Information Technology (IT) Cable project
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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) High-Level Mission to Guinea to discuss the development of the Amilcar Cabral Submarine Information Technology (IT) Cable project

The objectives of the project are to enhance international telecommunications capacity, improve access to digital services and provide essential redundancy to guarantee broadband internet resilience

The Amilcar Cabral IT cable project aims to connect Cabo Verde, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, and Sierra Leone through a submarine cable network. The objectives of the project are to enhance international telecommunications capacity, improve access to digital services and provide essential redundancy to guarantee broadband internet resilience. Within…

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Source: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) |

The Celebration of Economic Community of West African States' (ECOWAS) 49th Anniversary at the Heart of Events in the Republic of Guinea

The ceremony took place on 28 May 2024 at the Primus Kaloum hotel in Conakry, in a festive atmosphere, with artistic performances and various speeches

The Office of the ECOWAS Resident Representative in Guinea, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and Guineans Living Abroad, organised a cocktail reception to commemorate 28 May 1975, date on which ECOWAS was founded in Lagos, Nigeria. The commemorative ceremony was presided over by the Minister…

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

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    • Obstetric fistula survivor Kadiatou Bah lived with the condition for nearly 20 years. © UNFPA Guinea/Sayon Idovic Loua
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“I suffered a lot”: How United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) helps women in Guinea heal from obstetric fistula

With UNFPA’s support, the Government of Guinea has developed a national strategy to combat obstetric fistula, creating fistula management units across seven regions of the country

“It happened at the hospital. I realized I was leaking urine,” fistula survivor Kadiatou Bah told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.  Ms. Bah first fell pregnant more than four decades ago, when she was 17. With few health centres on hand in her mountainous village in…