Guinea

An Indian businessman is seeking $1 billion in damages from Guinea after losing his mining licence for a bauxite deposit in Boffa; Pankaj Oswal has requested arbitration before a New York court, denouncing Conakry’s treatment of foreign investors

Three political parties, including the country's two main parties, have been suspended by decree as the campaign for the constitutional referendum was due to begin today and ultimately postponed to 31 August; the announcement was read on public tv

The liquidity crisis affecting the Guinean banking sector has hit electronic money agents too; struggling to meet the growing demand for withdrawals, while facing scarce deposits, is worryingly eroding their margins

Daouda Taban, journalist and reporter for Radiodiffusion Télévision Guinéenne RTG, passed away shortly after having been transferred to Tunisia for medical reasons; Guinean media and public are mourning his death as he leaves a 'great void'

Media outlets and protests have been banned and opponents of President Doumbouya are denouncing the general's stranglehold on Guinea; his supporters, on the other hand, praise the enthusiasm he is reportedly generating as crucial elections draw near

Guinea's opposition groups reject the election management body newly created by the military junta; the Directorate General of Elections is tasked with managing upcoming elections constitutional referendum in September and general elections this December

Nobody was injured as a violent wind took off the roof of a primary school in Koyékoyé district, Linsan, Kindia, making the whole structure come to pieces; it was built by community effort last year to give local children the premises they were missing

In Sanoyah, cracks in buildings, roads and soil appeared overnight two days ago, affecting at least 20 houses and rising concerns in residents and authorities; the cracks keep enlarging and haven’t so far been explained

Ex-president Moussa Dadis Camara, convicted for 2009 stadium massacre, has been pardoned on health grounds and released from Conakry’s central prison; the transitional government had pledged to compensate victims of the tragedy from the national budget

75 political parties are allowed to continue their political activities normally, while another 24 can continue under certain conditions; the decision follows an evaluation carried out by the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation

Tuition fees for master's degrees at public higher education institutions will benefit from a significant reduction; the news was announced by the Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation

A ship of COSCO Shipping, Chinese state-owned company providing forwarding and logistics services, for the first time docked at the container terminal of the autonomous port of Conakry