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Guinea
Conakry close to becoming African Union's new mining HQ

Two years after having been chosen to be the home of the African Union's African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) against competition from Botswana and Ghana, Guinea is preparing to finalise the project. [...]

Published on 02/10/2020 at 06:00 GMT

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Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

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Guinea
Conakry close to becoming African Union's new mining HQ

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