By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Mosaiqueguinee
Moussa Tatakourou Diawara, director general of ORASPC, has publicly raised the alarm over the trafficking of young girls and pimping in the mines of Upper Guinea, the day after measures targeting illegal gold panning. He considers the phenomenon to be of a worrying scale, according to Mosaiqueguinee.
The special prosecutor at Guinea’s Court for the Repression of Economic and Financial Offences (CRIEF), Alphonse Charles Wright, described the management of the National Youth Integration Fund (FONIJ) as ‘extremely serious’. Its director general Abdourahmane Baldé was remanded in custody on 10 November 2026, while Wright recalled the presumption of innocence. He also raised questions about the fund’s legal and financial framework, according to statements on Télé 24 reported by Mosaiqueguinee.
🇬🇳 Guinea · Source: Mosaiqueguinee ·
Nimba Mining Company CEO Patrice L’Huillier announced at the Simandou Mining Summit, launched on 11 November in Kassa, that the Tinguilinta mine had passed 8 million tonnes of bauxite, with a target of 10 million tonnes in 2026 and more than 14 million in 2027. The company employs 500 workers and 1,500 subcontractors, 98% of them Guineans, according to Mosaiqueguinee.
🇬🇳 Guinea · Source: Mosaiqueguinee ·
A Malian delegation led by Mines Minister Amadou Keïta arrived in Conakry on 10 November 2026 for the first Simandou Mining Summit, which opens on 11 November on Kassa Island. The visit comes as Guinea is conducting an operation against illegal gold mining that has led to the detention of Malian nationals, according to Africaguinee.
🇬🇳 Guinea · Source: Africaguinée ·
Dennis Miracles Aboagye, national communications director of the New Patriotic Party, says illegal gold mining is worse than in 2024 and challenges the government’s strategy. He cites water pollution and six deaths in a clash linked to anti-galamsey operations. He criticises NAIMOS for targeting excavators rather than open-air mining sites, according to MyJoyOnline.
🇬🇭 Ghana · Source: MyJoyOnline ·
Doumbouya will no longer tolerate illegal gold mining in GuineaAt the Simandou Mining Summit, President Mamadi Doumbouya said Guinea would no longer tolerate laxity towards illegal gold mining, despite pan-African solidarity. Former head of state Alpha Condé responded without naming him, recalling the country’s historic commitment to African peoples, according to SMS News.
Bandits kill an aide to the governor of Zamfara in NigeriaArmed bandits killed Nasiru Sani Kaura, a senior aide to the governor of Zamfara, in Kaura Namoda in the north of the state early on Sunday. According to residents, the attackers opened fire during dawn prayers, and the killing heightens concern over insecurity in northern Zamfara, Aminiya reports.The week in Africa
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