Guinea

Refugee All Stars

Arts, Culture & Media

The members of Refugee All Stars met in a refugee camp in Guinea, near their native Sierra Leone, a country shattered by civil war. KUT’s Michael May met up with the band during their visit to South by Southwest festival in Austin, TX.

Interviewing people in Guinea in December  "They were telling me they didn’t believe Ebola was a real virus. "BBC correspondent Tulip Mazumdar conducts an interview in Guinea in December 2014. "They were telling me they didn’t believe Ebola was a real vir

Ebola veterans warn that vigilance is still needed as case numbers drop

Health
Kent Brantly, who contracted the deadly Ebola virus, smiles during a press conference at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Brantly along with a second American aid worker who contracted Ebola while treating victims of the deadly virus in Libe

Two infected Americans are now Ebola-free, but doctors aren’t sure why

Medicine
Nurse Monia Sayah of Doctors Without Borders explains to a hospital medical team in Guéckédou, Guinea, how the Ebola virus is transmitted.

The story of one Guinean man who survived Ebola

Health
Rose Komono poses for a picture at a health clinic after overcoming the Ebola virus in Gueckedou, Guinea. In April, Komono became the first victim to have beaten the disease in the region of Gueckedou, which has borne the brunt of the deaths in the impove

This catchy West African dance tune carries a public health message about Ebola

Health & Medicine
Rose Komono poses for a picture at a health clinic after overcoming the Ebola virus in Gueckedou, Guinea. In April, Komono became the first victim to have beaten the disease in the region of Gueckedou, which has borne the brunt of the deaths in the impove

This catchy West African dance tune carries a public health message about Ebola

Health & Medicine

When you hear a catchy dance tune and find out it’s called “Ebola’s in Town,” you might assume the song is about some cool person named Ebola. But no, it’s about the deadly virus that’s currently taking lives in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The song was recorded by three musicians from Liberia and the lyrics are about how to avoid contracting the Ebola virus but along the way it over-reaches and feeds into the stigma against the disease.

News of the spread of the ebola virus has residents of Guinea's capital Conakry on edge.

Why the World Health Organization is taking the ebola outbreak in Guinea ‘very seriously’

Health & Medicine

Ebola is one of the deadliest viruses on the planet and the outbreak that’s unfolding now in the west African nation of Guinea has spilled over into neighboring Liberia. Tarik Jasarevic, a spokesman for the UN’s World Health Organization, says international resources are being deployed to battle the crisis.Ebola is one of the deadliest viruses on the planet and the outbreak that’s unfolding now in the west African nation of Guinea has spilled over into neighboring Liberia. Tarik Jasarevic, a spokesman for the UN’s World Health Organization, says international resources are being deployed to battle the crisis.

Sekouba Bambino and his ‘Griot’s Craft’

Global Hit

Frequent DJ contributor Mannasseh Phiri tells us about the latest release from Guinea’s Sekouba Bambino. His album is called, The Griot’s Craft. And Sekouba was born from a family of Griots.

The World

Buried Secrets: Who Controls Guinea’s Richest Natural Resource?

Global Politics

‘Buried Secrets’ is the title of a story in the current issue of the New Yorker. It’s about Guinea, in West Africa, It is among the poorest countries in the world, but also sits atop one of the largest known deposits of untapped iron ore.

The World

Guinean military dissolves the government after President’s death

Global Politics

Hours after the death of the President in the West African state of Guinea, a statement from the military said it was dissolving the government.