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More than a week after the disaster, observers noticed a reduction in vehicle traffic in Conakry and across the country while the capital's main market of Madina was mostly closed. [ 16 ] The government also warned of possible electricity shortages, as most power plants in the country are also reliant on petrol.
(Reuters) -The death toll from a blast and fire at an oil terminal in Guinea's capital, Conakry, has increased to 23 from 13 earlier, and the number of injured has risen to 241 from 178, the ...
Guinea has a history of stadium violence, including the 2009 Conakry massacre, where 156 people were killed. In July this year, a court in Conakry found former president Moussa Dadis Camara and ...
Guineans should brace for power cuts, the government has warned, as the country grapples with the aftermath of a deadly explosion at an oil terminal in the capital Conakry that destroyed fuel ...
The High Council of the Diaspora, a group of Guineans living abroad, released a statement claiming the incident had led to 300 deaths, with hundreds more injured. Due to varying reports on the scale of the tragedy, the Guinean government warned that anyone publishing “unverified or malicious information” about the incident would face arrest.
Compagnie des bauxites de Guinée (CBG) is a Guinean mining company. Since 1963 it has extracted bauxite from the notable mine in Sangarédi, in Boké Region in Guinea.It is 49% owned by the Guinean State, with the remainder owned by the Boké Investment Company, a 100%-owned subsidiary of Halco Mining, a consortium opened in 1962 by Harvey Aluminum Company to run mining operations in Guinea.
CONAKRY (Reuters) -A controversial refereeing decision sparked violence and a crush at a soccer match in southeast Guinea, killing 56 people, according to a provisional toll, the government said ...
After news came of the coup, aluminium prices on world markets climbed to a decade high, beating the record set in 2006 for Chinese markets amid bauxite supply concerns (Guinea is a major producer of bauxite, the main source of aluminium). [55] On the London Metal Exchange, aluminium was traded for as much as US$ 2,782 per tonne. [56]