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Guinea: Working to Provide Water and Electricity for All
IPS, 1 March 2012
Guinea faces acute problems in the supply of clean water and electricity to its citizens, slowing the country's economic development. A major project to address this is now under… Read more »
Guinea: Working to Provide Water and Electricity for All
Guinea faces acute problems in the supply of clean water and electricity to its citizens, slowing the country's economic development. A major project to address this is now under way, but some Guineans are sceptical of its promises.
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Guinea: Cash-Strapped Villagers Barter Produce for Electricity
World Bank, 21 February 2012
In late 2009, a small, private electricity supplier in Guinea, West Africa, launched its service in the remote rural village of Goyala. Similar efforts had been made in other parts… Read more »
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Guinea: IMF Approves Three-Year, US $198.9 Million Extended Credit Facility
IMF, 24 February 2012
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved a new arrangement for Guinea under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) in an amount equivalent to SDR… Read more »
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Guinea: One Killed As Power Protests Turn Bloody - Officials
RNW Africa, 17 January 2012
At least one person was killed and some 30 were injured as Guinean soldiers fired on a crowd protesting electricity cuts in the port city of Kamsar north of the capital Conakry,… Read more »
