Guinea Mining Ban Clashes Kill 10

At least 10 people, including five foreign nationals, were killed and 13 injured when security forces enforcing Guinea’s ban on unregulated artisanal gold mining clashed with protesters in the northeastern Siguiri district. The government said protesters erected roadblocks during a patrol and gunfire followed, but has not said who fired first; prosecutors have been asked to investigate. The ban has also driven large numbers of foreign miners from Guinea, prompting arrivals in neighboring countries including Mali and Burkina Faso.