Guinea: 10 killed in clashes over artisanal mining ban in gold region

Ten people were killed in clashes with security forces in northeastern Guinea's gold-producing region following an artisanal mining ban. The government confirms the deaths, but details on the sequence of events and the ban's enforcement remain unclear. This marks a violent escalation of local resistance to state mining policy, with potential implications for regional stability and gold supply.

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