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Guinea: Junta govt justifies bans on media outlets by their “frequent misconduct”

Guinea’s junta on Saturday justified its banning of some major TV and radio stations by saying they were guilty of “frequent misconduct” and violating “human dignity.” Guinea’s military junta-led government has imposed a ban on four major private radio stations and one private television channel. In what is the latest in a string of restrictions […]

Guinea: Minister of Infrastructure & Transport fired over alleged corruption

Guinea President Mamady Doumbouya has sacked the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Yaya Sow, under investigation since November 7 over alleged corruption attempt in his department. A statement read on the national TV RTG announcing the firing said the move was taken because of the launch of a judicial investigation by the Court of Repression […]

AU sounds the alarm over Covid-19 fatality rate in Africa

The African Union Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa-CDC) has sounded the alarm over case-fatality rate of the coronavirus on the continent as it stands at 2.5%, compared to 2.2% worldwide. Underlining that the second wave of the epidemic is proving more deadly in Africa, the Africa-CDC announced on Thursday that the case-fatality rate […]