Guinea's government said a stampede at a football match dedicated to the country's junta chief killed at least 56 people, as the opposition accused the military-led authorities of being "directly responsible" for the tragedy. Plus, U.S. President Joe Biden is in the Angolan capital of Luanda for his first and likely final visit to Africa of his presidency. These, and more Africa-related news updates, are on today's VOA 60.
Go to resource »Guinea's 450 megawatt Souapiti dam, scheduled to begin operating in September 2020, is the most advanced of several new hydropower projects planned by the government of President Alpha Condé. Guinea's government believes that hydropower can significantly increase access to electricity in a country where only a fraction of people have reliable access to power.
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Go to resource »For the 25 million children who live across the Sahel, where there is a seasonal surge in malaria incidence, the World Health Organization recommends seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) as an effective tool in the fight against malaria. Approximately 12 million children were protected through SMC programmes in 2016, with over 6.4 million children covered through the ACCESS-SMC project, funded by UNITAID and led by Malaria Consortium in partnership with
Go to resource »Guinea's main opposition party is planning a nationwide rally to call for local council elections, which haven't been held since President Alpha Conde took office in 2010. Opposition officials are worried the president is delaying the elections to stay in power for a third term.Al Jazeera's Paul Chaderjian reports.
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+++South African court hears President Zuma's Nkandla case
+++ Five press unions in Guinea declare media blackout after the death of a reporter blamed on the police
+++ Ghana bans study leave for government employees
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+++Ugandan troops leave South Sudan
+++Guinea calm after elections
+++Screening of new ministers in Nigeria continues
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+++Election countdown in Tanzania
+++ President Alpha Conde wins elections in Guinea
+++ Ghana chokes under tons of uncleared waste
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