Guinea

A minimum of 15 folks had been killed in a landslide on Saturday, Could 8, close to a gold mine close to Siguiri, the most recent gold-mining tragedy in northeastern Guinea. The victims had been shocked when all the pieces appeared calm on this area the place hundreds of unlawful miners, who're going through main survival issues, flock from all neighboring nations.…

The paralysis of the judiciary, linked to a three-week strike by bailiffs and attorneys, makes the archive of opponents of the third time period very unsure. For the reason that presidential election in October, which marked the re-election of Alpha Condé for a 3rd time period, a number of hundred folks have been in custody.…

How can the appliance of barrier gestures in opposition to the coronavirus and the follow of Ramadan be reconciled? In Guinea, for well being causes, the authorities banned evening prayers organized through the final ten days of Lent, for concern of the epidemic. A measure that's controversial and has provoked demonstrations in Higher Guinea and Forest Guinea.…

These prisoners are individuals who opposed the need for a 3rd time period and life presidency for Alpha Condé, Guinea's president. And in view of this resistance, a few of them have been arrested and kidnapped. And immediately - six months later - there continues to be no verdict. The households haven't heard from these folks. Ibrahim Sorel Kaita, CTG Spokesman and Vice President of the SOS Racism Affiliation Magali Lagrange…

Oumar Sylla is an emblem of the repression that's raging in Guinea towards the varied voices of civil society actors who mobilized towards Alpha Condé's third time period and towards the revision of the structure. We all the time ask for a right away and unconditional launch as a result of his file is empty. Laurent Duarte, Worldwide Coordinator of the Tournons la web page motion, co-signatory with Acat-France, Amnesty Worldwide and FIDH for the press…

"Idriss Déby between the ballot box and the rebels' cannon," says Walfau Senegal. "While the first tendencies in the presidential election in Chad are largely favorable to him, we read, Idriss Déby sees the country he claims to lead for a sixth term being attacked in the north."Attacked by the rebels from the facts, the front of the alternation and Chad's concorde. They say they want to end what they see as a "relentless…

At least two people, two young men aged 20 and 23, were killed and public and private property destroyed in Kouroussa, 500 km from the capital Conakry, in eastern Guinea, during clashes between artisan miners and police on Saturday 17 April. erupted during protests by Guinean gold miners accusing the Guinean authorities of abolishing a craft mine in favor of Burkinabè operators.…

The Ebola epidemic is experiencing calm in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the two countries where the virus reappeared earlier this year. However, WHO Africa experts are still very cautious as they still lack reliable indicators of its development. The Ebola epidemic is experiencing a lull in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the two countries where the virus reappeared earlier…

The territorial conflict between Gabon and Equatorial Guinea is once again in the spotlight. These two Central African countries have contested the sovereignty of three islands since the 1970s. Following the failure of a UN mediation, Libreville and Malabo had agreed to resort to the International Court of Justice to resolve this dispute.…

Ebola has reappeared in Guinea since early 2021. 23 cases, including five deaths, have been reported in the Nzérékoré region, in the south of the country. In this forest of Guinea near the borders of Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire, the village of Kpaghalaye is resisting the intervention of the "response", the team responsible for fighting the epidemic. They have not been able to return there since the…