In the past year, media reports from Guinea have been far from uplifting. With more than 2,000 reported cases and 1,200 deaths according to the latest statistics published by the World Health Organization, Guinea is one of three countries hit hardest by the Ebola outbreak currently ravaging West Africa — and is still struggling to come to grips with the deadly epidemic.
Last week, however, the European Union delivered much-needed good news.
During an official three-day visit to Guinea attended by Devex, European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica met with top Guinean officials to sign a 2014-2020 development cooperation framework worth 244 million euros ($304 million).