Conakry, May 15, 2025 (AFP) - Guinea's junta revokes dozens of mining concessions

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2025-05-15
Guinea's junta has scrapped dozens of companies' mining concessions, according to a decree broadcast on state television Wednesday night. The cancellations affect more than 50 permits for extracting gold, bauxite, diamonds and graphite, according to the junta-issued decree, which offered no reason for the decision. Since coming to power in a September 2021 coup, junta leader Mamady Doumbouya has sought greater control over the lucrative mining s......
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