Taifa Stars face Guinea in crucial Afcon qualifier

Dar es Salaam. The national football team, Taifa Stars, faces a must-win encounter today against Guinea in the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers for next year’s finals in Morocco. The Group H match will kick off at 4pm at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium …

Papua New Guinea NRL Bid Academy to deliver a bigger and better program in 2025

 Another major step in the development of rugby league in Papua New Guinea has taken place with the 2025 NRL Bid Academy having started with an enhanced program in all areas. Last year’s Academy program saw some extremely positive results as part of an …

Liberia: Video Evidence Suggest Guinea Has Habit of Taking Down Flag at Border, Bullying Neighbors

Monrovia – Around 3:15pm on the afternoon of January 21st 2022, barely six months after Col Mamady Doumbouya and his junta unseated President Alpha Condé from power in Guinea, signs of trouble ricochet near Guinea’s border with Liberia, when Liberian …

U.S. Army civil affairs Soldiers build partnerships in Guinea-Bissau

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau  –   U.S. Army civil affairs teams are working to strengthen partnerships and foster cooperation with African military forces across the continent. One such team, comprised of U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 478th Civil Affairs …

Vice President Jalloh Embarks on Diplomatic Visit to Guinea-Bissau

In a bid to strengthen bilateral relations, Sierra Leone’s Vice President Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh has arrived in Guinea-Bissau for a two-day working visit. The visit is set to enhance diplomatic, cultural, and technical cooperation between the two …

Papua New Guinea’s first Airbus A220 captain

Air Niugini’s Captain Beverley Pakii continues to record milestones in the aviation industry, this time becoming the first Papua New Guinean Airbus A220 Captain after successfully completing her type rating with distinction in Montreal, Canada yesterday ( …

Land titles in Papua New Guinea’s breadbasket ‘open gates’ to agriculture investments

Handover event at the Markham Valley. Credit: Grow PNG A recent handover of titles to landowners in the Markham Valley in Papua New Guinea’s Morobe Province should pave the way for private sector investments in agriculture in the region, according to Grow …

Bank of Papua New Guinea issues new directive on forex order priorities

Bank of Papua New Guinea building in Port Moresby. Credit: BAI Foreign exchange dealers, including Papua New Guinea’s banks, must fully clear foreign exchange orders for “essentials” such as food, medicine and critical raw material imports before executing …

Guinea pigs abandoned outside overnight in rain at Newton animal shelter

CPJ, partners urge Guinea-Bissau to improve press freedom ahead of UN review

The Committee to Protect Journalists joined two other press freedom organizations in calling on authorities in Guinea-Bissau to accept and implement recommendations to improve its press freedom record at the country’s January 2025 Universal Periodic Review …