News - Guinéenews
Text of report by Amadou Tham Camara entitled "Soldiers kill five persons in gold mining area" published by Guinean newspaper Guineenews website, based in Canada but with editorial team in Guinea, on 6 June A military crackdown on the gold mining village of Balan East, Kiniero, in the Kouroussa Prefecture [in central eastern Guinea] resulted in the death of three persons on Wednesday 4 June, Guineenews learned.
Excerpt from report by Boua Kouyate entitled "Society: Fria: ACG- Friguia Mine paralysed by workers' strike" published by Guinean newspaper Guineenews website, based in Canada but with editorial team in Guinea, on 2 June On Monday [2 June], the ACG-Friguia Mine [bauxite mining firm] located at 160km [in north] of the capital Conakry, was paralyzed by an indefinite strike embarked on by the workers to protest against "the indifference of the administration of the mine" to their living and working conditions.
Excerpt from report by Alpha Issa Thiam entitled "Economy: Bauxite in north of Guinea: A mining firm esteems the grade of a discovery at 400m tonnes!" published by Guinean newspaper Guineenews website based in Canada but with editorial team in Guinea on 12 March "Discovering bauxite in the northwestern laterite area of Guinea today comes out of the ordinary.
