Former #Guinea PM Ibrahima Kassory Fofana sentenced to five years in prison for corruption and embezzlement; he served from 2018 to 2021.
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Massenpanik in Guinea: Zahl der Toten nach Fußballspiel wohl auf 135 gestiegen
Nach der Massenpanik während eines Fußballspiels in Guinea hat sich die Zahl der Toten offenbar auf 135 erhöht. Laut Medienberichten werden noch 50 Personen vermisst, eine Untersuchung des Unglücks ist angeordnet.
tagesschau.de · Massenpanik in Guinea: Zahl der Toten nach Fußballspiel wohl auf 135 gestiegen
Massenpanik: Etliche Tote bei Fußballspiel in Guinea befürchtet
Während eines Fußballspiels in Guinea sind zwischen Fans Steine geflogen. Die Polizei setzte Tränengas ein. Daraufhin kam es zu einer Massenpanik, bei der offenbar Dutzende Menschen starben. Wie viele genau, ist noch unklar.
tagesschau.de · Massenpanik: Etliche Tote bei Fußballspiel in Guinea befürchtet
A new French film, “L’Histoire de Souleymane” (Souleymane’s Story) is reviewed in the latest edition of @thecontinent. Here’s what they thought of this story of a young Guinean man’s undocumented life in Paris.
“[Abou] Sangare’s emotional performance explores Souleymane’s vulnerabilities and anxieties as if they were his own. Perhaps it helped that the actor himself had only recently been granted a six-month temporary visa in France after living undocumented since 2017. He knew those anxieties intimately,” write Line Sidonie and Talla Mafotsing.
https://continent.substack.com/p/review-a-ride-through-paris-and-life
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The Continent · Review: A ride through Paris – and life – with Souleymane
Five countries already suspended from AU for having coup, Including #Guinea, Burkina Faso, #Niger, and #Mali.
Next AU Commission faces headache of continental failure in wiping out conflicts.
AU has almost zero impact on conflicts here.
The East African · Next AU Commission faces headache of continental failure in wiping out conflicts
Update: Metrics show that access to social media has been restored in #Guinea after a 90-day long restriction; the restoration comes as the Guinean Trade Union Movement, which unites the nation's main unions, calls on authorities to lift internet restrictions immediately 
#News: Notorious polluter, #fossilfuels giant Rio Tinto plans to spend $6.2 billion on an iron ore mine in #Guinea’s Simandou mountain range #Africa. Home to critically endangered western #chimpanzees #Boycott4Wildlife #ecocide https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/a-rush-for-green-iron-is-on-in-guinea-will-chimpanzees-be-a-casualty/
Mory Kanté - Yé ké yé ké TV live from the 80s (remastered VHS) - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdeoNf62A6s
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#Music #Guinea #MoryKanté
Tote und Verletzte nach Explosion in Ölanlage in Guinea
Mehrere Menschen sind in Guinea bei einer Explosion im größten Treibstofflager getötet worden. Nach Angaben der Behörden gibt es mehr als 150 Verletzte. Der Brand scheint unter Kontrolle zu sein - doch die Schäden sind beträchtlich.
tagesschau.de · Tote und Verletzte nach Explosion in Ölanlage in Guinea
Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to multiple social media and messaging platforms in the Republic of 
Léon Keita – Gnanassouma
https://amf.didiermary.fr/leon-keita-gnanassouma/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OR7szh0bOw
From the legendary Rail Band from Bamako to les Ambassadeurs internationaux, Leon Keita, singer et guitar player, [...]
b) If the votes cannot be reliably counted, then the establishment of some fashion of civilian power sharing authority that could facilitate the transition would be a positive step.
c) If the #Gabon military does neither of these, it would be a sign that, like so many other coups, the legitimate frustrations of the people were merely a pretext for seizing power—as is clearly the case in #Guinea, #BurkinaFaso, #Niger, and especially #Mali, which is entering Year Four of military rule.
As the case of #Guinea shows, the problem with coups continues to be that the resulting juntas never want to leave.
After 56 years of Bongo family rule, how the military wields its seizure of power will be critical:
a) If Gabon's military is genuinely interested in restoring democratic institutions, it could facilitate a recount of the recent election. If the opposition has indeed won, the military could facilitate a transition to a democratically elected leader.
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Some initial observations on Africa's latest coup, in #Gabon:
Gabon is more like Guinea than Niger, in that the coup is an undemocratic response to an already undemocratic rule: Neither #Guinea's nor Gabon's elections were remotely credible. As a result, while the coup remains illegitimate, it is unlikely that long-time ruler Ali Bongo will find the level of international and domestic support that #Niger's Bazoum still enjoys.
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The GuardianGabon military officers declare coup after Ali Bongo wins disputed election
@darnell@one.darnell.oneGabon 
latest democracy to fall to military rule
Political corruption in #Gabon by incumbents led to this unsurprising event.
Gabon military officers claim to have seized power after election https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/30/africa/gabon-military-officers-say-power-seized-election-intl-hnk/index.html
In the past few years, #Guinea 
, #Mali 
, #BurkinaFaso 
, #Niger 
& now Gabon have seen coups, in which the new military governments embrace authoritarianism & (usually) #Russia 
.
#France 
is also partially to blame for this, but that is another topic for another day.
@eunews@mastodon.socialEU planning new Africa mission in Gulf of Guinea — report
The EU is set to launch a new mission in West Africa in the fall, a German newspaper has reported. The combined military-civilian operation will aim to prevent instability triggered by jihadi groups.
https://www.dw.com/en/eu-planning-new-africa-mission-in-gulf-of-guinea-report/a-66640730
Deutsche WelleEU planning new Africa mission in Gulf of Guinea — report
Currently, the country relies heavily on imported petroleum products to meet its energy needs, which puts a strain on its foreign exchange reserves and exposes it to the volatility of global oil prices
EnergyPortal.euGuinea's Energy Market: A Growing Demand for Clean Energy SolutionsGuinea's Energy Market: A Growing Demand for Clean Energy Solutions - EnergyPortal.eu
@darnell@one.darnell.oneNiger has fallen: Military coup plotters end democracy in the country
I was hoping #Niger would thwart this latest coup attempt, but the nation has fallen.
There has been a collapse of democratic governments amongst #Francophone African nations (or African nations that were colonized by #France ).
#Guinea , #Mali & #BurkinaFaso have also fallen (the latter two had double coups).
An #offset program — backed by the World Bank — that is meant to promote #conservation is actually devastating communities and the ecosystem in #Guinea, where villages have been torn apart and residents and endangered #chimps fight for the same #resources.
#Africa #WorldBankGroup #Offsets #Environment #Ecology #Communities
ProPublicaHow the World Bank Group Is Enabling the Deaths of Endangered ChimpsThe World Bank Group enabled the devastation of villages and helped a mining company justify the deaths of endangered chimps with a dubious offset.