Guinea: 22 officials dismissed in Siguiri amid crackdown on illegal gold mining
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Guinea: President Doumbouya dismisses 22 territorial administrators over alleged complicity in illegal gold mining (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Guinean President Mamadi Doumbouya has dismissed 22 territorial administrators, both administrative and military, accused of facilitating illegal gold mining in the Siguiri region. They had previously been suspended.
Guinea: 22 officials dismissed in Siguiri amid crackdown on illegal gold mining (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Guinean President Mamadi Doumbouya has dismissed 22 officials in Siguiri, including the prefect and several sub-prefects, after artisanal gold mining was suspended in the area. Burkina Faso is preparing to repatriate nationals who left Guinea.
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