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African NGOs Demand Independent Probe After Mass Grave Found in Guinea

A group of 20 African civil society organizations is demanding an independent and transparent investigation after six bound and blindfolded male bodies were discovered in a mass grave in southwest Guinea. The bodies were found on August 24 in the Forecariah administrative…

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2 sources across 2 countries · France · Qatar · 1 of them is linked to a state

Who reported this

  • Le Monde Afrique France · Centre-left · Fonds pour l'independance de la presse
  • Al Jazeera Qatar · Centre-left · State-affiliated · Qatari government funded

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· morning

Landfill Collapse in Conakry Kills 30 People

At least 30 people were killed and several others injured after a massive heap of waste collapsed at the Dar es Salam landfill in Conakry, the capital of Guinea. The landslide occurred shortly after 2 a.m. on Sunday following heavy overnight rains. The collapse buried nearby…

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4 sources across 4 countries · France · Germany · Qatar · United States · 1 of them is linked to a state

Who reported this

  • France 24 France · Centre · Public · France Medias Monde (French state holding)
  • Frankfurter Allgemeine Germany · Centre-right · FAZIT-Stiftung (foundation)
  • Al Jazeera Qatar · Centre-left · State-affiliated · Qatari government funded
  • CNN United States · Centre-left · Warner Bros. Discovery

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • A hatched block means the outlet is affiliated with, or controlled by, a state.

Political lean describes where an outlet sits within the politics of its own country. It is never a position on a single global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

The owner of each outlet is listed as a matter of record, not as a judgement about the outlet.

· evening

At Least 30 Dead After Landfill Collapse in Conakry, Guinea

At least 30 people died and 22 others were injured following a landfill collapse in Conakry, Guinea. The incident occurred around 2 a.m. on Sunday, August 23, in the Dar-es-Salam neighborhood after heavy rains caused a large quantity of waste to collapse onto nearby homes. The…

2 sources · France

Who reported this

  • Le Monde Afrique France · Centre-left · Fonds pour l'independance de la presse
  • France 24 France · Centre · Public · France Medias Monde (French state holding)

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • A hatched block means the outlet is affiliated with, or controlled by, a state.

Political lean describes where an outlet sits within the politics of its own country. It is never a position on a single global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

The owner of each outlet is listed as a matter of record, not as a judgement about the outlet.

Every source for this story reports from France.

· morning

Landfill Collapse in Guinea's Capital Kills 30

At least 30 people were killed and 22 others injured after a massive mound of rubbish collapsed at a landfill in Conakry, Guinea. The incident occurred around 2:00 a.m. local time on Sunday in the Dar-es-Salam area of the Gbessia commune. Government officials stated that heavy…

9 sources across 7 countries · 1 of them is linked to a state

Who reported this

  • The Guardian United Kingdom · Centre-left · Scott Trust Limited
  • BBC News United Kingdom · Centre · Public · Licence fee, royal charter
  • Reuters United Kingdom · Centre · Thomson Reuters Corporation
  • Deutsche Welle Germany · Centre · Public · German federal public-law corporation
  • South China Morning Post Hong Kong · Centre-right · Alibaba Group
  • NRC Netherlands · Centre · Mediahuis
  • Al Jazeera Qatar · Centre-left · State-affiliated · Qatari government funded
  • Daily Maverick South Africa · Centre-left · Reader-funded
  • El Pais Spain · Centre-left · Grupo PRISA

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • A hatched block means the outlet is affiliated with, or controlled by, a state.

Political lean describes where an outlet sits within the politics of its own country. It is never a position on a single global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

The owner of each outlet is listed as a matter of record, not as a judgement about the outlet.

· morning