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The collapse followed heavy rains in the area and comes after West Africa experienced record flooding last year that killed over 1,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands.

Landslide buries homes outside Guinea's capital, killing 11, injuring 10

August 22, 2025 7:45 am

The landslide occurred Wednesday night in Maneah, a rural commune 50 kilometers from the capital.

Dozens, including children, killed in stampede following clashes at Guinea soccer match

December 02, 2024 12:24 pm

The stampede broke out on Sunday afternoon at the Nzerekore city during a local tournament between the Labe and Nzerekore teams in honor of Guinea’s military leader, Mamadi Doumbouya.

Equatorial Guinea confirms 8 new cases of Marburg virus

March 23, 2023 4:33 pm

The WHO said the new cases in Equatorial Guinea were found in the provinces of Kie Ntem, Litoral and Centro Sur, all with borders with Cameroon and Gabon.

Five African countries. Six coups. Why now?

January 29, 2022 2:55 pm

🔴 In the past 18 months, military leaders have toppled the governments of Mali, Chad, Guinea, Sudan and Burkina Faso.

Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea booted from US trade pact over rights violations

January 02, 2022 9:31 pm

The US removed Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from the African Growth and Opportunity Act due to rights violations and military coups.

Explained: Why has Guinea President Alpha Conde been ousted by his military head?

September 08, 2021 11:21 am

Guinea coup: Special forces have ousted President Alpha Condé and taken over the country in a coup. What is happening, and who is Mamady Doumbouya, the country's military head? How has the world responded?

Guinea game postponed after coup; Salah back but Egypt draws

September 06, 2021 1:05 pm

President Alpha Conde was detained by mutinous soldiers the day before the game and hours after heavy gunfire was heard near the presidential palace in Conakry. Soldiers then announced on state television that the government had been dissolved

Soldiers detain Guinea's president, dissolve government

September 08, 2021 1:59 pm

The country’s borders were closed and its constitution was declared invalid in the announcement read aloud on state television by army Col. Mamadi Doumbouya, who told Guineans: “The duty of a soldier is to save the country.”

Power struggle roils Guinea; soldiers say on TV they have taken over

September 08, 2021 1:59 pm

Heavy gunfire had broken out near the presidential palace in Conakry on Sunday morning, with several sources saying an elite national army unit led by a former French legionnaire, Mamady Doumbouya, was behind the unrest.

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WHO declares an end to the Ebola outbreak in Guinea

June 19, 2021 8:00 pm

Guinea's latest outbreak was declared on February 14 after three cases were detected in Gouecke, a rural community in the southern N'zerekore prefecture.