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Guinea

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 12:53:50 GMT
CHAN 2020 - Rwanda to Face Guinea in Last Eight
[New Times] The national football team, Amavubi, will take on Guinea in the quarter-finals of the ongoing 6th African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Cameroon.

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 19:40:36 GMT
Nationals of Kenya, Liberia, Guinea Face Trafficking Trial in U.S.
[DOJ] Indictment Alleges Conspiracy to Smuggle at Least 190 Kilograms of Rhinoceros Horns and at Least 10 Tons of Elephant Ivory Valued at More Than $7 Million

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 08:53:50 GMT
'It's Guinea Now On Stars Sniperscope'
[Daily News] After reviving hopes of reaching into the quarterfinals of Africa Nations Championship (CHAN), Taifa Stars Head Coach Etienne Ndayiragije said he now works out a plan to gun down Guinea.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 09:06:10 GMT
Swiss Jail Mining Magnate for Bribing Mamadie Touré
[Public Eye] At the conclusion of a widely followed trial, French-Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz was today found guilty of bribery of foreign public officials and document forgery by the Geneva criminal court.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 15:06:23 GMT
Conde's Forces Enjoy Impunity for Abuses
[allAfrica] An excerpt on Guinea from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021:

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 11:56:02 GMT
Crucify Me - Samaria
[Namibian] RICHARD 'Bobby' Samaria shouldered responsibility for Namibia's erratic 3-0 defeat to Guinea during their 2020 African Nations Championship opening clash in Limbe on Tuesday.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:41:18 GMT
How Do We Reverse the Resource Curse?
[Africa In Fact] Scholar Richard Auty first coined the phrase 'resource curse' in 1993 to illustrate the confounding nature of the relationship between natural resource abundance and under-development. Intuitively we expect that natural resources wou...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:26:55 GMT
Mining Tycoon Steinmetz On Trial Over Guinea Bribes
[DW] Mining tycoon Beny Steinmetz has appeared in a Geneva court where he is facing trial for allegedly paying bribes to win lucrative mining rights in Guinea.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:47:43 GMT
Secretary-General Appoints Bintou Keita of Guinea Special Representative in Democratic Republic of Congo
[Monusco] United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Bintou Keita of Guinea as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the C...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 08:03:59 GMT
Swiss Put Billionaire On Trial, Alleging Mining Corruption in Guinea
[International Consortium of Investigative Journalists] Swiss prosecutors allege that the Israeli billionaire and business associates bribed a wife of the former Guinean president to obtain lucrative mining rights.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 13:26:02 GMT
Corruption Trial of Israeli Billionaire Begins in Switzerland
[Public Eye] Today, a historic trial is starting in Calvin's city. Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz faces charges of "corruption of foreign public officials" and "document forgery" with two business partners. He is alleged to have arranged the tran...

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 12:52:47 GMT
Guinea Tests Russian Covid-19 Vaccine Sputnik
[RFI] Guinea is testing the Russian Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik despite the scepticism of a large part of the general population. The first person to take the vaccine was the minister for defence Mohamed Diane.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 12:50:53 GMT
Morocco to Play Two Friendly Matches Against Guinea in Preparation for CHAN 2021
[MAP] Rabat -- The national team of local players will play two friendly matches against their Guinean counterpart on January 8 and 11 in Rabat.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 13:26:02 GMT
VP Mohadi Ready to Engage Guineans Over Trade
[The Herald] Vice President Kembo Mohadi says he has been given a comprehensive briefing by Zimbabwe's Ambassador to Senegal, James Maridadi, and is now ready to engage authorities here to establish areas of cooperation.

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 14:11:36 GMT
What Is Female Genital Mutilation? Where Is It Practised?
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] The United States has strengthened a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) by imposing tougher penalties and making prosecutions easier - a step campaigners hope will bolster global efforts to eradicate the practice.



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