Africa: New Warning of Evolving Hybrid Threats Linking Terrorism, Crime, and Climate Pressures Across Africa

At a recent Mediterranean Dialogues Forum in Naples, Mauritania’s Foreign Minister Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug delivered a sobering assessment of how Africa’s security landscape is changing — and what that means for neighboring regions and...

Alport Conakry: A new era of social dialogue begins with the management committee

October 17, 2025, marked the first official meeting between the General Management of Alport Conakry and the newly established Interim Management Committee of the Union Syndicale des Travailleurs de Guinée (USTG), ahead of upcoming union...

Bauxite exports surge 23% in Q3 despite challenges in Guinea 

Despite seasonal weather disruptions and increased regulatory scrutiny, Guinea’s bauxite exports witnessed a significant 23% year-on-year (YoY) increase in the third quarter of 2025 (Q3 2025). As per the Ministry of Mines and Geology, the...

Africa faces disproportionate burden from climate change and adaptation costs

The highest temperature anomalies in 2023 were recorded across northwestern Africa, especially in Morocco, coastal parts of Mauritania and northwest Algeria. Several countries including Mali, Morocco, United Republic of Tanzania, and Uganda...

Guinea circus school offers a springboard for disadvantaged youth

In the heat of a warehouse-like building in Conakry, five young men twirl, contort and juggle to the rhythm of percussions, defying the laws of gravity and distorting the anatomy of their bodies. For several hours each day, they practise at one of...

First Wabtec locomotives for Simandou project arrive in Guinea

Wabtec is building 78 ES43Aci locomotives for Rio Tinto SimFer at its plant in Marhowra, India. SIMFER, the joint venture of the government of Guinea, Rio Tinto, and the Chinalco-led CIOH consortium, has celebrated the arrival of the first four...

9 million people could die yearly due to climate change, UAE official warns

Climate change will claim an estimated nine million lives every year by the end of the century if high emissions continue, surpassing the total death toll of the Covid-19 pandemic over three years, a senior UAE health official has warned. Speaking...

Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil must halt Liberian palm oil company’s abuses (commentary)

For more than a decade, communities in Liberia have struggled against palm oil company Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL), which has razed more than 1,000 hectares (almost 2,500 acres) of rainforest, destroyed sacred sites, and violated their land...

Circus school serves as a springboard for Guineans

In the heat of a warehouse-like building in Conakry, five young men twirl, contort and juggle to the rhythm of percussion, defying the laws of gravity and distorting the anatomy of their bodies. For several hours each day, they practice at one of...

Finance minister highlights agriculture reforms, climate resilience at World Bank session in Washington

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb participated in a panel discussion titled “AgriConnect: Farms, Firms, and Finance for Jobs” organized by the World Bank Group on the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in...

‘They can’t dismiss Leo so easily’: how the pope has confounded conservatives

When King Charles meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican this week, the two leaders are likely to discuss pressing global issues as well as sharing a historic moment of prayer. In the face of volatility and rising nationalism, Leo, the first North...

Ambassador Yumkella Presents Credentials to Guinean President Mamady Doumbouya

Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea, Alhaji Mohamed Foday Yumkella, presented his Letters of Credence and the recall of his predecessor to President General Mamady Doumbouya at a colourful ceremony held at the President’s Lodge in...

Exercise CROCODILE LIFT 2025: Nigerian, French Navies Strengthen Operational Capabilities, Reinforce Commitment to Securing the Gulf of Guinea

Chiemelie Ezeobi The Nigerian Navy and the French Navy have reaffirmed their shared commitment to regional maritime security through Exercise CROCODILE LIFT 2025, a large-scale joint amphibious operation designed to strengthen operational...

The AFRIWOCC Dream: Realising the Afrocentric mandate on climate change

By bringing together some of the best and brightest minds within the climate change, innovation, and sustainability space, Mrs. Bawumia has made sure that she has not left her foot off the pedal even after leaving office as the second lady. Samira...

Guinean Ambassador highlights strengtheningties with Qatar at Independence Day reception

Ashraf Siddiqui Doha His Excellency Thierno Abdoulaye Sow, Ambassador of the Republic of Guinea to Qatar, has affirmed that bilateral relations with Qatar—established in 2019 and strengthened by the visit of the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al...

Guinea’s 67th Independence Day celebrated in Doha

The embassy of the Republic of Guinea in Qatar, together with the Guinean community, celebrated the nation’s 67th Independence Day with a reception at the Sheraton Hotel. The ceremony was attended by HE Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki...

Journalists trained to strengthen reporting on Maritime Security and Blue Economy in Gulf of Guinea

By Paul Mamattah/Abigail Teye Enhanced Maritime Action in the Gulf of Guinea (EnMAR), in collaboration with the Gulf of Guinea Maritime Institute, with support from Expertise France, has organised a three-day workshop in Accra to train journalists...

Storms From Transition Belt And Gulf Of Guinea Expected To Cause Heavy Rains In These Areas

Ghana will experience widespread cloudy and rainy weather today as atmospheric disturbances sweep across the middle and transition belts. The Ghana Meteorological Agency reports that a rainstorm observed over these areas early this morning is...

Indore News: Nursing Students Gain New Perspective On Sustainability

Indore (Madhya Pradesh): A group of 41 final-year B.Sc. nursing students from a private college, accompanied by their faculty members, visited the Jimmy McGilligan Centre for Sustainable Development in Sanawadiya as part of an educational tour....

In Simandou, Guinea prepares to cash in on iron ore

Eléonore Sens, Agence France-Presse At the foot of the Simandou mountains in southeast Guinea's lush tropical forest, thousands of workers, trucks and excavators are digging up the hills. The verdant paradise is home to a gigantic mining project...