This small West African nation, whose mangrove-fringed coastal waters and expansive estuaries are important spawning grounds for fish species that migrate along the West African coast, long appeared ...
For locations worldwide, the U.S. State Department has been updating its travel advisories, which can affect Americans' international travel.
Guinea-Bissau has terminated a hepatitis B vaccine trial funded by a United States grant after the World Health Organisation condemned it as unethical. Foreign Minister Joao Bernardo Vieira confirmed, ...
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CONAKRY, Feb 10 - Sustained gunshots were heard near the central prison in Guinea's capital, Conakry, on Tuesday, causing panic in the surrounding neighbourhood, Reuters witnesses said. It was unclear ...
A notorious prisoner involved in Guinea’s infamous 2009 stadium massacre was transferred from the capital Conakry’s central prison as witnesses reported heavy gunfire. At least three special forces ...
A New Jersey pilot and his co-pilot have been jailed in a West African country for almost six weeks after landing there to refuel. CBS News New York's Christine Sloan spoke to both men on the phone on ...
Guinea-Bissau’s main opposition leader, Domingos Simões Pereira, has been summoned to appear before a military court, accused of links to multiple coup plots, according to judicial and military ...
Two American pilots have been imprisoned in the Republic of Guinea for six weeks — after authorities said they violated the country’s airspace for a simple fuel stop, The Post has learned. Fabio ...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved a $1.6 million grant to fund a study on the efficacy of the hepatitis B vaccine Dec. 15, 2025. Babatunji Oni, the senior program ...
Danish researchers were set to begin a controversial United States-funded vaccine trial on newborns in the West African nation of Guinea-Bissau last month when public outrage derailed their plans. The ...
Copyright: © 2026 Elsevier Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. African scientists have criticised a study of hepatitis B virus birth dose vaccination as being unethical ...