AFRICAN ROAD: WHY OPENING THE ROAD IS IMPORTANT

AFRICAN ROAD: WHY OPENING THE ROAD IS IMPORTANT

Nigeria, Niger, Algeria, Mali, Mauritania, Tunisia, and Chad are now building one of Africa’s largest road projects called the “African Unity Road”, linking the seven countries over a length of more than 9,000 kilometers.
Financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the project aims to improve South-South trade, as well

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HOW SOUAPITI DAM CONSTRUCTION IS IMPACTING GUINEA

HOW SOUAPITI DAM CONSTRUCTION IS IMPACTING GUINEA

Souapiti dam construction when finished will be Guinea largest hydropower. It will have the potential to significantly improve access to electricity in a country in desperate need of reliable energy.

But the 450-megawatt dam, part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), comes at a substantial cost to local communities.

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CONSTRUCTION OF GUINEA’S NEW BAUXITE MINE GETS FUNDS FROM AFDB

AFBD approve loan for new bauxite mine construction in Guinea which will help achieve the nation Vision 2035 goals.

Africa Development Bank (AFDB) has continue its strategic priorities on development with the approval of US $100m loan for a railway, port and mine construction in Guinea with the project in …

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MINING ACTIVITIES COMMENCES IN GUINEA AFTER RIOTS

MINING ACTIVITIES COMMENCES IN GUINEA AFTER RIOTS

Bauxite mining activities commences again in Guinea after dialogue with protesters. 

Protests and riots by enraged Guinean youths due to electricity cuts and lack of job and services had led to the halt of mining activities in the country, especially in the Guinea’s Boke region which is “home to two …

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Protests halt CBG’s Bauxite mining operations in Guinea

Protests halt CBG’s Bauxite mining operations in Guinea

Protesters who blocked and barricaded roads and train tracks in the town of Kamsar following persistent electricity cuts, have caused Guinean Bauxite mining Company CBG to halt its operations.

The roadblocks and barricaded train tracks ensured CBG’s workers were unable to reach its mines to work.

One CBG official when …

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