Korea's own 'The Terminal': Guinean man spends 150 days in airport limbo

A Guinean man who says he fled political persecution won his first legal victory in Korea, securing the right to undergo a full refugee screening process and ending a five-month ordeal that left him stranded at an airport in the southern port city...

'The Terminal' in real life? Guinean man spends 150 days in airport limbo

A Guinean man who says he fled political persecution won his first legal victory in Korea, securing the right to undergo a full refugee screening process and ending a five-month ordeal that left him stranded at an airport in the southern port city...

Guinea holds referendum on controversial new constitution

Polls opened in Guinea on Sunday for a referendum that could allow the West African country's military leader to run for president. General Mamady Doumbouya seized power in a coup in 2021 and vowed to return the country to civilian rule by the end...

UN calls on Guinea to lift opposition ban ahead elections

The United Nations has urged Guinea’s military authorities to remove restrictions on political parties and media outlets ahead of elections scheduled for December. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said Thursday that the bans were...

Guinea votes on new constitution as junta leader eyes presidency

A long-awaited constitutional referendum gets under way in Guinea on Sunday, and is set to test whether the country is moving towards democracy or further entrenching military rule. Four years after a coup upended Guinea's fragile democracy, the...

Guinea to vote in constitutional referendum boycotted by oppo

Four years after the military seized power, Guineans will finally vote Sunday on a new draft constitution that would pave the way for elections but also permit the country's junta leader to run for president, in a referendum boycotted by the...

Guinea holds referendum on contoversial new constitution

Polls opened in Guinea on Sunday for a referendum that could allow the West African country's military leader to run for president. General Mamady Doumbouya seized power in a coup in 2021 and vowed to return the country to civilian rule by the end...

Guinea to vote in constitutional referendum boycotted by opposition

Lucie PEYTERMANN Four years after the military seized power, Guineans will finally vote Sunday on a new draft constitution that would pave the way for elections but also permit the country’s junta leader to run for president, in a referendum...

Türk urges lifting of bans on opposition parties, media outlets ahead of December polls: Guinea

OHCHR GENEVA – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today called on the transitional authorities in Guinea to ensure all eligible voters, candidates, and political parties can meaningfully participate in the presidential and...

Three chefs, three feasts, one language

Ebru Erke Parisian elegance, London precision and Istanbul’s emotion came together in one menu. Three chefs, three cities, one story: An evening that proved it is indeed possible to speak together in gastronomy without losing one’s voice. In...

Guinea PM says new constitution would bring 'dynamic of change'

Prime Minister Amadou Oury Bah believes voters in junta-led Guinea desire a "dynamic of change" which he says a new constitution being voted on Sunday would provide, but the opposition has called for a boycott of the referendum. Four years after a...

Guinea referendum campaigns in full swing as junta cripples dissent

At a neighbourhood campaign rally in central Conakry on Monday, residents came out in support of a “yes” vote in Guinea’s constitutional referendum, which will be held this Sunday. If passed, the new constitution would give military leader and...

RECORDING: Groundbreaking Traditional + New Musical Conversations On The Balafon + Guitars From Mande Trio, Guitari Baro

First new artist release through Chrysalis Global, an imprint of Chrysalis Records Produced by an A-list team: Dudu Sarr, Lucy Durán + Pape Armand Boye “Three outstanding Malian and Guinean griots…. Co-produced by Dudu Sarr, Lucy Durán and Pape...

The Woman Leading Peace in Guinea’s Borderlands

Guéckédou, Guinea – At 65, Sia Mariam Kamano has become one of the most respected mediators in Forest Guinea, a mountainous region in the country’s southeast. As vice-president of the local peace committee, this widow who never had children of her...

Grand P campaigns for Guinean leader Mamadi Doumbouya in toy car, amuses fans

Guinean singer Grand P stole the spotlight on the final campaign day by cruising the streets in a toy Land Cruiser adorned with Mamady Doumbouya’s posters His playful stunt, urging citizens to back the proposed constitution, drew mixed reactions...

Guinea counts votes in a referendum that could allow junta leader to run for president

CONAKRY – Vote counting was underway in some polling stations in Guinea Sunday evening in a referendum on a draft constitution that could allow the leader of the country’s junta to run for the presidency. The referendum, which is a key step in the...

Polls open in Guinea in referendum that could allow junta leader to run for President

Polls opened in Guinea on Sunday (September 21, 2025) for a referendum that could allow the leader of the country's junta to run for the presidency and is being closely watched in the coup-battered region. Citizens of this coastal West African...

Guinea votes in constitutional referendum boycotted by opposition

Guineans began casting ballots Sunday on a draft constitution that would pave the way for elections but also permit the junta leader who seized power four years ago to run for president, in a referendum boycotted by the opposition. The vote, which...

Culture or Cruelty: Can the international community put an end to female genital mutilation?

A teenage girl in Burkina Faso chose not to undergo FGM and was supported by her family. More and more activists are pushing back on this harmful practice, which can cause lifelong distress and medical complications. Image from Wikimedia Commons....

ICCIMA chairman heads to Jordan for Islamic chamber board meeting

Tehran – Samad Hassanzadeh, head of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA), left for Jordan on Saturday to attend the 39th board of directors meeting of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Development. The 39th...