10 killed in clashes in Guinea after artisanal mining ban

CONAKRY: Ten people were killed in violent clashes with defense and security forces in a gold-producing region in northeastern Guinea, the country’s Ministry of Territorial Administration said in a statement. Guinea banned artisanal gold mining in Siguiri on November 2. Authorities said artisanal miners’ failure to comply with regulations had led to environmental degradation including pollution of agricultural land, rivers…