Guinea News

Shares of Hyperdynamics are seeing much strength during Monday's pre-market session after the company announced it has completed the drilling of the Sabu-1 exploration well on its concession offshore Guinea-Conakry. The Sabu-1 well was drilled to a depth of 11,844 feet in a water depth of 2,329 feet.

A senior United Nations official welcomed today the news that a Guinean court has filed charges against an army colonel accused of being responsible for mass rapes that occurred during a pro-democracy protest in the country's capital in 2009.

A senior United Nations official welcomed today the news that a Guinean court has filed charges against an army colonel accused of being responsible for mass rapes that occurred during a pro-democracy protest in the country's capital in 2009.

The tremendous swirl of color and rhythm; the rich layering of djembe drums with the kora lute and marimba-like balafon; storytelling theater that starts as gentle conversation and escalates into a dance party that pulls the audience out of their seats: Nimbaya!, the dance and drumming troupe from Guinea, delivers all you expect from a top-notch ... (more)

In Guinea's capital, Conakry, family members cry after identifying the body of a relative killed on September 28, 2009, when security forces fired on opposition supporters as they marched to and later held a rally in the September 28 Stadium.

A Guinean minister has been charged for his role in a 2009 massacre of protesters against the former junta in which he played a leading role, human rights organisations have announced.

Official Name: Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial , Republique de Guinee equatoriale , Republica da Guine Equatorial Alternate Names: Equatorial Guinea Former Names: Spanish Guinea Capital City: Malabo Flag: The flag of Equatorial Guinea has three equal horizontal bands of green , white, and red.

The chairman of Guinea's election commission died in a Paris hospital days after his conviction for voter fraud by a suburban Conakry court, French radio said.

Mining companies can boost economic growth in West Africa by purchasing more equipment, supplies and services from local companies, says a World Bank report released today.

It was a good week to be a bull. U.S. markets stayed positive through most of the week as investors cheered progress on addressing the debt crisis in Europe and strong economic reports at home.

The company conducts oil and gas exploration of the coast of Guinea. The company principally operates in Louisiana, the US and Guinea, West Africa.

Oil and gas explorer Hyperdynamics Corp said its liquidity had been hurt by higher-than-expected costs of drilling an exploratory well offshore the Republic of Guinea but added it has capital resources to complete the drilling.

Dhanoa Minerals, Ltd. signed a Letter Of Intent with Vision Energy Corp. to acquire 75% majority interest, of Vision Energy's share of a major desalination project in the Republic of Guinea in West Africa.

The stock last traded at $3.20, down from its previous close of $3.40. Separately, analysts at Rodman & Renshaw cut their price target on shares of Hyperdynamics Corp to $6.50 in a research note to investors on Thursday, December 15th.

Hyperdynamics announced the Sabu-1 exploration well offshore Republic of Guinea was drilled to a total subsea depth of 2,224 meters, putting the well near the top of Cretaceous age sediments, and that the next string of 13-3/8 inch casing was successfully set.

Oil and gas explorer Hyperdynamics Corp said it would suspend drilling at its exploration well offshore the Republic of Guinea in West Africa for a week, sending its shares down as much as 10 percent.

CONAKRY, Jan. 19 -- China has officially handed over the multi-purpose stadium with a capacity of 50,000 to the Guinean authorities.

Like countless human children before her, this naughtly chimpanzee learned the hard lesson that there's no benefit in monkeying around in front of a disapproving mother.

One person was killed and seven others wounded after security forces opened fire on angry demonstrators in the north of Guinea, according to reports reaching the capital Conakry, according to China's Xinhua news agency on Wednesday.

Alpha Conde became president in 2010 after a lifelong battle against a series of despotic and military regimes which sent him into exile and prison.