Bill Gates' TB Vaccine Trial in Indonesia Is Not Guinea Pigs, Says Government

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said that the phase 3 clinical trial of the tuberculosis (TB) vaccine developed by the Gates Foundation, owned by Bill Gates, in Indonesia is not intended to turn the public into guinea pigs. Budi …

Vanuatu And Papua New Guinea End Campaigns With Low-Key Draw

Friday, 9 May 2025, 11:18 am Press Release: OFC Photo Credit: OFC Media via TFA Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea concluded their qualifying campaign for the OFC U-16 Men's Championship 2025 on match day three in Nuku'alofa with a 0-0 draw. Papua New …

Guinea to cancel Emirates Global Aluminium’s bauxite mining licence  

Guinea has commenced the process to revoke Emirates Global Aluminium’s (EGA) mining licence in the country, reported Reuters, citing two people familiar with the matter. This action intensifies an ongoing dispute between EGA and the Guinean Government …

Experts split on Australia's Papua New Guinea military recruitment plan

Some of the 100 PNG Defence Force personnel who deployed to Australia to help fight bushfires, January 2020. Photo: PNG PM Media Unit Australia's plan to recruit from Papua New Guinea for its Defence Force raises "major ethical concerns", …

Guinea aims to pull EGA’s licence over alumina refinery row: Sources

Reuters reported on Wednesday that Guinea has launched a process to revoke the EGA licence, escalating a dispute that began in October with the suspension of the Emirati company’s bauxite exports and mining operations. The move by Guinea, the world’s …

Sierra Leone Seeks Peaceful Resolution to Yenga Dispute With Guinea – Minister Chernor Bah

The Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor Bah, has confirmed that Guinean authorities have expressed a preference for a peaceful resolution to the ongoing tensions in Yenga. This development follows reports of Guinean occupation and …

US wants to deport African migrants to Equatorial Guinea: VP

File photo: Silhouettes of migrants. (Photo by Jens Schlueter / AFP) Malabo: The United States wants to deport African migrants to Equatorial Guinea, the west African country's deputy leader has said. "I confirm that there was a conversation …

Gold exploration drilling programme to commence at Kouroussa in Guinea

08 may 2025 - 12:17:11 MA/AR 291 Views Panafrican News Agency Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Volt Resources Limited on Thursday announced that following a review of the results of the previous sampling and auger drilling programmes conducted on the company’s …

Trump Eyes Angola, Equatorial Guinea for Controversial Migrant Deportations

Guinea-Bissau President arrives in Moscow to participate in May 9 celebrations

MOSCOW, May 8. /TASS/. Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Mokhtar Sissoko Embalo has arrived in Moscow to participate in the festivities marking the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory over Nazi Germany, a TASS correspondent reported. At the moment, …