Amputee ‘guinea pig’ for breakthrough limb

JOHN Harris’ attempt at a kind gesture on November 11, 1996 didn’t end as he planned. He tried to free a kite from what looked like a telephone line for a group of children playing on a field in Phoenix. It turned out to be a high-powered municipal …

Guinea’s Junta Leader Promotes Himself To Army General Amid Military Celebrations

Doumbouya, 43, took control of Guinea in September 2021 after leading a coup that overthrew then-President Alpha Conde, whom he had previously been tasked with protecting as head of an elite security unit. Doumbouya, who had already elevated himself to …

Guinea Junta Chief Promotes Self To Army General

    Guinea’s junta leader Mamady Doumbouya has elevated himself to the rank of army general as the coup-hit West African country marked the creation of its all-powerful armed forces. Doumbouya, 43, seized power by force in September 2021 by overthrowing …

Guinea Bissau minister warns late November vote unlikely

Guinea Bissau will struggle to hold legislative elections on the planned November 24 date, a minister said on Friday, compounding the small West African country’s political instability. President Umaro Sissoco Embalo had announced the November 24 date …

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Guinea Bissau Minister Casts Doubt on November Election Timeline

Guinea Bissau is unlikely to hold its legislative elections on the scheduled November 24 date, Minister for Territorial Administration Aristides Ocante da Silva warned Friday. He cited logistical and financial difficulties after meeting with President …

Papua New Guinea to boycott UN climate talks after calling out empty talk of polluters

Image Credit: Hon. Justin Tkatchenko MP Port Moresby, November 1 (RHC)-- Papua New Guinea’s leaders have withdrawn from this month’s COP29 U.N. climate summit, after slamming pledges by the world’s biggest polluters as “empty talk.”  Foreign Minister …

Papua New Guinea Climate Country Profile

As a Pacific Island nation, Papua New Guinea is increasingly vulnerable to climate change impacts, including through rising sea levels which cause coastal erosion, displace communities, and damage infrastructure. More frequent and severe weather events …

November is too soon for a vote, says Guinea Bissau nearly a year later

Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo in Paris on 4 October 2024. (Thomas SAMSON / AFP) Guinea Bissau can't hold planned elections in late November because it isn't ready, a minister said. President Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolved …

Castleford Tigers ‘win the race’ to sign Papua New Guinea star with transfer confirmed

Castleford Tigers have officially confirmed the signing of Papua New Guinea star Judah Rimbu on a two-year contract from 2025. Although he has yet to make his NRL debut, Rimbu was a standout for PNG Hunters in the Queensland Cup this year, scooping the …