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Guinea Travel & Tourism News for visitors. Guinea is a country in West Africa, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. It’s known for the Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, in the southeast. The reserve protects a forested mountain range rich in native plants and animals, including chimpanzees and the viviparous toad. On the coast, the capital city, Conakry, is home to the modern Grand Mosque and the National Museum, with its regional artifacts.

Airlines

IATA: Strong improvement in airline safety performance

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released 2021 safety performance data for the commercial airline industry showing strong improvement in...

Guinea

Guinea kicked out of African Union over military coup

The African Union has urged the coup leaders to assure the safety of the deposed president and others who have been arrested.

Guinea

Guinea coup: President arrested, government dissolved, borders closed

It is known that the leader of the rebels - Mamadi Dumbouya - had previously served in the French Foreign Legion.

Health

WHO: West Africa is COVID-19 ‘death central’

The situation with COVID-19 is further complicated by the fact that patients with dangerous diseases have been identified in two countries of the region: Ebola fever in Côte d'Ivoire and Marburg fever in neighboring Guinea.

African Tourism Board

Belgium comes to the rescue in Guinea

Like the rest of the world, Guinea has been affected by the pandemic. However, the health situation is further complicated by a measles epidemic, an epidemic of yellow fever, and recently also some new Ebola infections which together put an enormous strain on the medical facilities.

African Tourism Board

CDC requires airlines collect contact information from DRC and Guinea passengers

This order follows the February 2020 interim final rule that authorized CDC to require airlines and other aircraft operators to collect certain data from passengers before they board a flight to the United States, and to provide the information to CDC within 24 hours of a CDC order