Guinea Bissau Archives

Business

Guinea Halts Unrefined Gold Exports to Boost National Revenue

Andrew Mbeki June 23, 2026

Guinea Afrik24 – Guinea has outlawed the export of raw gold in a bid to increase domestic processing of the valuable natural resource. Announcing the ban, President Mamadi Doumbouya said “the people of Guinea deserve to see their wealth contribute to their development.” The move is part

News

‘I begged them’: the Guinean mother deported from Belarus without her baby

Andrew Mbeki January 15, 2026

Guinea 23-year-old Mariam Soumah initially came to Belarus in the hope of getting to Europe. There, she gave birth to her daughter – and was deported back to her home country without her child. The Guinean embassy in Moscow, which oversees Belarus, is reportedly following the case. It’s been nine months since Mariam Soumah, a […]

Politics

Guinea Bissau at a Crossroads: Can Political Change Open the Door to a New Economic Future

Ethan Asher November 28, 2025

Israel News Feature with Samuel Shay, Entrepreneur and Senior Economic Advisor to the Abraham Accords Treaty, and CEO of Gulf Technologies Systems (GTS) The recent coup in Guinea Bissau has drawn sharp condemnation across Africa and the international community. Yet beyond the political turmoil lies a deeper question now being raised by economic strategists and […]