Guinea seizes MTN facilities

The government of Guinea has seized facilities belonging to South African mobile operator MTN Group [JSE:MTN] in a row over payment of a fee of about $22m, according to a statement seen by Reuters on Thursday.

GUINEA'S WOUNDED PRESIDENT FLOWN TO MOROCCO

Guinea’s president has been flown to Morocco for medical treatment after he was shot during an assassination attempt nearly a year after he seized power in a coup, a government official said Friday. Indicating the possible severity of his wounds, President Moussa “Dadis” Camara left the West African country, which he had never dared do […]

Guinea

Full Name Republic of Guinea Capital Conakry Form of Government Military Junta Date of Independence 2 October, 1958 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 245,857 km2 (78th)94,926 sq mi Total Population (2005 estimate) 10,211,437 (83rd) Time Zone GMT Currency Guinea Franc GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $4.157 million GDP Per Capita $417 Human Development […]