Guinea

Guinea ex-PM held for alleged embezzlement

CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) -- A former Guinean prime minister and three ex-ministers were detained on embezzlement charges Wednesday, one of…

Guinea declares end of Marburg virus outbreak: WHO

CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) -- Guinea has declared the end of an outbreak of the Marburg virus, which belongs to the…

Guinea’s new strongman: combat-hardened ex-Legionnaire

CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) -- Lieutenant Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, the leader of the latest coup in Guinea, is a highly educated,…

Army seizes power in Guinea, holds president

by Mouctar Bah CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) -- Guinean special forces seized power in a coup on Sunday, arresting the president…

Guinea monitoring 172 contact cases of Marburg virus victim

DAKAR, Senegal (AFP) --  Guinean health officials are monitoring 172 contact cases of a man who died of Marburg virus,…

Ivory Coast records first case of Ebola: health minister

Ivory Coast has recorded a first case of Ebola, the health minister announced late Saturday, the first occurence of the…

Factfile: The Marburg virus, Ebola’s deadly cousin

  CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) -- Guinea has recorded the first known case of Marburg virus, a lethal cousin to Ebola,…

WHO declares an end to second Ebola outbreak in Guinea

NZEREKOE, Guinea (AFP) -- The World Health Organization on Saturday officially announced the end of Guinea's second Ebola outbreak which…

Guinea to declare end to Ebola epidemic

by Laurent Lozano DAKAR, Senegal (AFP) -- Guinea will announce an end to its Ebola epidemic this weekend, the health…

Guinea launches Ebola vaccination campaign

by Carol Valade CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) -- Guinea launched an Ebola vaccination campaign on Tuesday after a fresh outbreak of…

Guinea Ebola death toll rises to five

by Carol VALADE, with Philippe SIUBERSKI in Dakar CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) --  Five people have died of Ebola virus in…

Guinea health chief calls Ebola outbreak ‘epidemic’, 7 cases confirmed

  CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) -- The head of Guinea's health agency said Sunday that the country was in the midst…

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