News concerning places in Guinea,
which is indicated in green on the following map of Africa:
News incl. lifesciences, animals, wildlife & nature
from or mentioning Guinea, West Africa
The articles listed below include news from, about or mentioning Guinea officially the Republic of Guinea, formerly known as French Guinea and sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry (West Africa).
The books section includes books and travel guides about Guinea.
Warning of cholera epidemic spreading in West Africa
The current (Sept 2012) cholera emergency in West Africa is expected to get much worse as rains and floods create the conditions for the disease to spread faster and further. The number of cases so...
Calls for social inclusion of children with disabilities in Africa
On the Day of the African Child 2012, UNICEF calls on families, communities and governments throughout the continent to protect children with disabilities from discrimination, violence and neglect,...
Asia and Pacific talks on Child Rights
Despite the fact that children's growth in the region and the world is improving, many children are still suffering because of war, violence, discrimination, poverty, disease and a worsening enviro...
Pregnancy 300 times deadlier in least developed world
Women in the world’s least developed countries are 300 times more likely to die in childbirth or from pregnancy-related complications than women in developed countries, according to UNICEF’s State ...
Floods in West Africa raise major health risks
The destruction of agricultural lands and loss of crops aggravates the food security crisis in the region. Several West African countries are among the 21 worldwide identified by WHO as being most ...
Urgent appeal for funds for tsunami hit Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea
The childrens charity UNICEF has appealed for financial help to assist people affected by the devastating tsunami that swept through coastal villages on the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea las...
Sudan polio immunization campaign to protect nearly eight million children
An estimated 7.8 million children across Sudan will be targeted in the next round of polio immunization. Led by the Ministries of Health in both North and Southern Sudan, and backed by UNICEF, WHO ...
Massive international effort stops polio epidemic across 10 west and central African countries
Public health experts have confirmed that a polio epidemic in ten countries in west and central Africa - Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea,...
