Aldeia resists the exploration of heavy sand with fire on one of the most beautiful beaches in Guinea-Bissau

They set fire to and destroy facilities run by Chinese businessmen, women in Guinea-Bissau, angry at the environmental damage caused by zirconium mining, as reported by the interior ministry and eyewitnesses. Several women and a local village chief were arrested after the incidents in the village of Nhikin, near the resort of Valera, on the border with Senegal, witnesses told AFP. Hundreds of protesters attacked the premises, the sources said. T…

Tired and exhausted by an activity that brings them no benefits, only sadness, people from Nhinquin set fire to the facilities of a foreign company that explores heavy sand in Varela.