Guinea’s main opposition leader says the government is crushing political competition after it dissolved dozens of parties ...

At least 25 civilians, including women and children, were killed in Ayod County in Jonglei state on February 21, according to the opposition ...

On Friday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk warned of the country’s deteriorating situation and called for ...

In 2014, The Whitney Plantation opened it’s doors as the first museum dedicated to the history of slavery and the workforce that powered these plantations. According to Whitney’s Director of Research, ...

Pakistan's defense minister said his country has run out of "patience" and considers that there is now an "open war" with Afghanistan, after both countries launched strikes following an Afghan ...

For locations worldwide, the U.S. State Department has been updating its travel advisories, which can affect Americans' international travel.

Guinea-Bissau blocks U.S.-funded hepatitis B vaccine trial WHO calls trial unethical, warns of irreversible harm Danish researchers defend trial, stress importance of research Feb 18 (Reuters) - ...

A supporter of presidential candidate Domingos Simoes Pereira rides a bicycle decorated with PAIGC flag, ahead of Sunday's presidential election in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau November 22, 2019. Picture ...

Officials at the US Department of Health and Human Services, which awarded funding for the controversial study, say it will proceed as planned. Public-health authorities in Guinea-Bissau say that they ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Guinea-Bissau is suspending a Trump administration-backed hepatitis B vaccine study on newborns in the West African country, pending an ethical review, the health minister said ...

Critics say trial is unethical because hepatitis B vaccine is safe and effective Researchers say study will help answer key questions Study is funded by US, where the Health Secretary RFK Jr is a ...

Andrew Joseph covers health, medicine, and the biopharma industry in Europe. You can reach Andrew on Signal at drewqjoseph.71. Plans for a controversial U.S.-funded hepatitis B vaccine study in Guinea ...