Tag: Guinea

Guinea pulls out of Tokyo Olympics, citing coronavirus

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CONAKRY, Guinea — The African country of Guinea has pulled out of this year’s Olympics, keeping five athletes from competing at the Tokyo Games. ...

Guinea declares end to latest Ebola outbreak that killed 12

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DAKAR, Senegal — Guinea has declared an end to an...

Chad president Deby dies in battle at 68 after 3-decade rule

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N'DJAMENA, Chad — President Idriss Deby Itno, who ruled Chad for more than 30 years and became an important ally to Western nations in...

French navy seizes 6 tons of cocaine off African coast

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PARIS — The French military says it seized 6 tons of cocaine with an estimated value of up to 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion)...

UN says Ebola in Guinea may be linked to 2014 outbreak

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GENEVA — A top official at the World Health Organization said that a genetic analysis of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Guinea suggests it...

Turkish sailors abducted by pirates return home from Nigeria

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ANKARA, Turkey — Fifteen Turkish sailors who were kidnapped by pirates off west Africa last month returned to Turkey on Sunday. ...