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Technology Transfer Is Rwanda’s Latest Pricey Export
KT Press Rwanda
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July 10, 2025
5 IREMBO is Rwanda’s national online service portal that allows citizens to apply and pay for government services electronically. It is a hot potato outside Rwanda is now exporting something new—and it’s not coffee, tea, or minerals. The country...
EGA claims Guinea wrongfully terminated agreement with subsidiary
Mining Technology
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July 10, 2025
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has announced that the Republic of Guinea’s government has wrongfully terminated a basic agreement signed with its subsidiary, Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC). This decision has led to the implementation of...
Centers of Excellence Offer African Military Leaders Space to Study Security Challenges
Africa Defense Forum
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July 15, 2025
Ask experts for solutions to Africa’s myriad security challenges, and many are likely to call for greater cooperation, training and professionalism among the continent’s armed forces. For many military and security personnel, the path toward that...
ECOWAS court dismisses enforced disappearance suit against Liberia, Guinea
Premium Times
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July 10, 2025
The ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja has dismissed a case filed by Abrahim Sheriff, a Liberian national, who accused the governments of Liberia and Guinea of subjecting him to enforced disappearance and other serious human rights violations. In a...
A Year On, Guinean Activists Still Missing
Human Rights Watch
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July 9, 2025
(Nairobi) – Guinea’s military authorities should credibly investigate the disappearances of two political activists, make their whereabouts known, and either charge them with a recognizable crime or release them immediately, Human Rights Watch...
Guinea bauxite exports at 48.6mt in Q1 2025 as Chinese demand rises
Mining Technology
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July 1, 2025
Guinea’s bauxite exports soared 39% to a record 48.6 million tonnes (mt) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, despite regulatory challenges impacting major operators, as reported by Reuters. Guinea, the world’s second-largest bauxite producer,...
Guinean cement shortage leads to price surge
International Cement Review
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June 27, 2025
Guinea’s continued cement shortage is causing a surge in prices throughout the country. Currently the price of a bag of cement ranges between GNF95,000-100,000 (US$10.96-11.54), depending on the point of sale and cement type. Previously, a bag of...
Clarksons Research: Demolition to Increase Going Forward, as Fleet Supply Growth Remains Below Overall Trend
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 2, 2025
Clarksons Research have today released their mid-year review of shipping markets. With shipping often at the “frontline” of uncertain geo-political dynamics, understanding underlying market trends has often been “tricky”. Our cross-market day rate...
Strengthening women’s political participation in Guinea
Institute for Security Studies
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Strengthening women’s political participation in Guinea Current efforts to restore constitutional order must also promote the effective inclusion of women in public affairs. Published on 02 July 2025 in ISS Today By Aïssatou Kanté Researcher,...
Rebecca Wexler: Investigating How Technology Impacts the Criminal Legal System
Columbia Law School
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Before Rebecca Wexler attended law school, she spent seven years as a documentary filmmaker, working as a researcher and associate producer on PBS documentaries and directing educational films for a regional theater. She shot a film in Guinea for...
GUINEA: ‘The referendum could be used to consolidate the junta’s power rather than transition to…
CIVICUS
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Interviews 11 June 2025 CIVICUS discusses prospects for democracy in Guinea with Omolara Balogun, Head of Policy Influencing and Advocacy at the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI), a civil society organisation that promotes civic space...
Nigeria, Brazil Bolster Alliance on Tech Transfer, Maritime Security
Hellenic Shipping News
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June 27, 2025
Nigeria and Brazil have solidified their commitment to enhancing bilateral defence cooperation, with a strong focus on technology transfer and bolstering maritime security. This was announced today, June 25, 2025, following the Nigeria-Brazil...
Ghana uses drone tech, AI to catch wildcat miners
Zawya
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As the afternoon sun beats down on Gold Fields' sprawling Tarkwa gold mine in southwestern Ghana, three men launch a drone into the clear sky, its cameras scanning the lush 210km² tract for intruders. The drone spotted something unusual, and...
Nigeria, Brazil Deepen Defence Ties, Target Maritime Security, Technology Transfer
TVC News Nigeria
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June 25, 2025
Nigeria and Brazil have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral defence cooperation at a high-level strategic dialogue held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The Nigeria-Brazil Strategic Dialogue Mechanism, which brought together...
Happy ‘Bastille Day’! Memories of Celebrating ‘Le Quatorze Juillet’ in Spectacular Style
Lyme Line - Connecticut
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July 14, 2025
Editor’s Note: On this French National Holiday, we are pleased to republish a column from our oft-times Paris-based correspondent Nicole Logan (no relation), which she wrote in 2023 about the huge parade in Paris that celebrates the most memorable...
Biogeochemical parameters collected and analysed during the French cruises of the PIRATA programme in the Guinea Gulf, 1997–2024
Ocean Acidification
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June 23, 2025
Biogeochemical parameters collected and analysed during the French cruises of the PIRATA programme in the Guinea Gulf, 1997–2024 Published 23 June 2025 Science Leave a Comment Tags: biogeochemistry, chemistry, field, South Atlantic This paper...
PM Modi Flags Off First Export Locomotive From Marhowrah Plant To Republic Of Guinea
Free Press Journal
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June 20, 2025
PM Modi lays foundation of multiple developmental projects in Siwan. | ANI Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth more than Rs 5,871 crore at Jasauli in Siwan...
PM Modi To Flag Off First Made-in-India Locomotive For Export To Guinea's Iron Ore Rail Project
The Times of India
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June 20, 2025
In a historic leap for India's railway manufacturing and export capability, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the first-ever made-in-India locomotive to be exported to the Republic of Guinea. Built at the Marhowra Diesel Locomotive Plant...
PM Narendra Modi to Flag Off First ‘Made in India’ Locomotive for Export to Guinea From Marhowra Plant in Bihar
Latestly
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June 20, 2025
New Delhi, June 20: Furthering the vision of "Make in India - Make for the World," Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off a state-of-the-art locomotive built at the Marhowra Plant in Bihar's Saran for export to the Republic of Guinea on...
PM Modi to flag off first ‘made in India’ locomotive for export to Guinea from Marhowra plant in Bihar
The News Mill
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June 19, 2025
Furthering the vision of “Make in India – Make for the World,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off a state-of-the-art locomotive built at the Marhowra Plant in Bihar’s Saran for export to the Republic of Guinea on Friday, a release said....