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At Least Three Killed In Guinea Pro-Democracy Protests

October 22, 2022 5:58 am

No fewer than three civilians have been shot dead in protests against Guinea’s military leaders yesterday, an opposition coalition and the country’s justice minister have confirmed.

According to reports, Guinea’s top prosecutor has already made a case for a crackdown on protest organisers and participants.

The rally which was held on Thursday was called by the outlawed opposition National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), which calls Guinea’s military rulers ‘dictatorial’ and is demanding the return of civilian rule and the release of political prisoners.

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‘Democratic Backsliding’ In West Africa As Election Season Begins

October 14, 2020 4:32 pm

Voters in Guinea on Sunday kick off a string of elections in West Africa when they go to the polls under a cloud as the octogenarian incumbent mounts a controversial third-term bid.

Millions more will vote across the region — in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Nigeria — before the year is out, under the wary eye of defenders of democracy.

“For those of us watching democracy in the subregion… these are trying times,” said Kojo Asante of the Ghana Center for Democratic Development.

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Guinea Insurance To Raise ₦8bn

November 27, 2019 5:45 am

Guinea Insurance plc has secured shareholders’ approval to increase the company’s operating capital to ₦12 billion, from the present level of ₦4 billion.

The company said it intends to achieve this through the sale of 16 billion ordinary shares of 50 kobo each to the existing shareholders.

The company’s Chairman, Godson Ugochukwu at the 61st Annual General Meeting of the company held recently in Uyo, Akwa Ibom said, “the approval, as given by our perceptive shareholders, brings to the table, penetrating insights and sustainable fair shakes that will bolster our get-up-and-go capital structure re-organisation action plans.

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Saraki: Nigeria Accounts For 70% Trade In Gulf Of Guinea

November 17, 2019 4:53 pm

The Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Saraki has disclosed that Nigeria is a destination of choice in terms of maritime trade as 70 percent of the Gulf of Guinea trade takes place in Nigeria.

The minister said the country is always open to new ideas and new ways of improving services to its citizens, saying Nigeria is tackling the challenges through proactive environmental friendly policies.

She made the disclosure at a meeting with a trade mission from the Kingdom of Belgium on Friday, citing the World Bank report on Ease of Doing Business to justify the progress the …

Guinea Opposition Trial Suspended As More Protests Erupt

October 16, 2019 2:59 pm

A Guinea court on Wednesday suspended the trial of eight opposition leaders accused of organising protests against President Alpha Conde, as fresh rioting broke out in the capital Conakry.

The opposition says at least 10 people have died in three days of deadly clashes during opposition protests against Conde’s push for constitutional reforms that critics say aim at letting him run for a third term.

Conde, 81, became the poor West African state’s first democratically-elected president in 2010. But critics say his rule has been marred by a growing crackdown on dissent.

The eight on trial belong to an …