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Guinea (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ n i / ⓘ GHIN-ee), [a] officially the Republic of Guinea (French: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Côte d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sierra Leone and Liberia to ...
Oct 3, 2024 · Guinea, country of western Africa, located on the Atlantic coast. Three of western Africa’s major rivers—the Gambia, the Niger, and the Senegal—rise in Guinea. Under the name French Guinea, it was a part of French West Africa until it achieved independence in 1958. Its capital is Conakry.
Apr 14, 2023 · Provides an overview of Guinea, including key dates and facts about this west African country.
Oct 1, 2024 · conventional long form: Republic of Guinea conventional short form: Guinea local long form: Republique de Guinee local short form: Guinee former: French Guinea etymology: the country is named after the Guinea region of West Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea and stretches north to the Sahel
Feb 22, 2024 · Guinea stadium massacre fugitive extradited from Liberia. Claude Pivi, Guinea's most wanted fugitive, has been on the run since last year's dramatic prison break. Africa.
Guinea, the forest and coastal areas of western Africa between the tropic of Cancer and the equator. Derived from the Berber word aguinaw, or gnawa, meaning “black man” (hence akal n-iguinamen, or “land of the black men”), the term was first adopted by the Portuguese and, in forms such as Guinuia,
Guinea, which is currently led by transitional President Mamady Doumbouya, is expected to hold elections to restore democratic rule in 10 months. Guinea's military junta, which seized power in a...
