Disappearance of human rights leader in Guinea-Bissau sparks international alarm

The home of Bubacar Turé, a prominent human rights defender and president of the Guinean League for Human Rights (LGDH), was raided in the early hours of April 12 by unidentified police officers in an operation without a warrant According to testimonies …

Guinea invites Nigerian businesses to invest in $20bn mega projects

The Republic of Guinea is inviting Nigerian businesses to participate in a series of ongoing mega projects worth an estimated $20bn. The call was made by the Guinean Ambassador to Nigeria, Siaka Cissoko, while speaking with journalists at the Guinean …

UNITAR and Bank of Papua New Guinea’s Financial Intelligence Unit Partner to Strengthen AML/CFT/CPF Measures

11 April 2025, Geneva, Switzerland — The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Financial Analysis and Supervision Unit (FASU) of the Bank of Papua New Guinea (BPNG) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 02 April …

From Learner to Leader in Sea and Human Security: Loretta Dilu, Papua New Guinea

Loretta is an academic and researcher in Papua New Guinea. Specializing in strategic management, she has always sought to apply insights from her studies to make meaningful contributions to society. When she learned about the UNITAR training programme, …

Myanmar, Tajikistan, Papua New Guinea hit by earthquakes

Moderate-magnitude earthquakes struck Myanmar, which is already dealing with the extensive damage caused by a recent earthquake, Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan on Sunday. As Myanmar lamented thousands of deaths amid the celebration marking the start of …

Watch: 5.8 Magnitude Quake Strikes Papua New Guinea

Earthquake of magnitude 5.79 strikes Papua New Guinea, GFZ says

Animal lovers now have a place to hang out with the “it” animals of the moment. The capybara is a semi-aquatic South ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — Animal lovers now have a place to hang out with the “it” animals of the moment — big furry rodents. In the back of a real estate office building in what is known as America’s oldest city, capybaras are crawling into visitors’ …

Dracula parrot: The goth bird whose piercing screams echo through New Guinea forests

Name: Dracula parrot (Psittrichas fulgidus) Where it lives: New Guinea What it eats: Figs, flowers and nectar Why it's awesome: The Pesquet's parrot is more famously known as the Dracula parrot — and with its mix of jet-black and blood-red feathers …

6.2-magnitude earthquake hits off Papua New Guinea coast: USGS

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Papua New Guinea’s New Island region on Saturday, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake occurred 115 kilometres southeast of Kokopo at a depth of 72 kilometres (44 miles). Kokopo Beach Bungalow …