News as at
July 16, 2026, 12:40 am
World Bank Group Endorses New Country Partnership Framework for Guinea and Investments to Boost Jobs and Growth
- [World Bank] Washington -- The World Bank Group today endorsed a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Guinea, and approved three financing operations: $116 million for the second phase of the Commercial Agriculture Development Project, $102 million for the Skills for Innovation, Resilience and Aspirations (SIRA) Program, and $75 million for the Domestic Revenue Mobilization and Public Expenditure Management Project.
Journalist Forced Into Exile After Death Threats Over Investigative Report
- [MFWA] Guinean journalist, Ibrahima Sory Barry, publishing director of the online news portal Vérité 224, has gone into exile following death threats against himself and his family.
LEC Scales Back Imports From Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea
- [New Dawn] The Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) has begun reducing electricity imports from Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea following the restoration of full generating capacity at the Mount Coffee Hydropower Plant and the addition of a new solar power facility.
