Guinea

Football club Inter Milan targets Conakry partnership

The Guinean authorities have begun negotiations with Inter Milan with a view to featuring a logo representing “Guinea” on some of the players’ kits, thereby boosting the country’s international appeal.

France's Egis and Canada's CPCS thrown into uncertainty over Simandou

Chosen by Conakry in 2022 to provide joint engineering consulting services on the rail and port facilities of the iron mining mega-project until the end of 2026, French firms Egis and Setec are questioning their future at time of looming competition from Canada's CPCS.

Baowu Winning Consortium Simandou strikes deal with staff in Conakry

Following negotiations that lasted almost a month in the Guinean capital, the Chinese-Singaporean consortium is set to increase its employees' pay as of July.

Cyber Africa Forum returns to Cotonou for 2026 edition

The sixth edition of the event dedicated to cybersecurity and digital stakeholders in Africa is set to take place at the Sofitel hotel in Cotonou on 16 and 17 November.

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Alassane Ouattara, William Ruto, Mamadi Doumbouya

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BCEAO's Jean-Claude Brou eyes mining firms' gold

During a recent visit to Abidjan, the governer of the Central Bank of West African States met with several gold sector representatives to present his plan to purchase a share of their gold production.

Much work lies ahead for Simandou Mining Summit organisers

Less than six months from the conference planned on the island of Kassa and in Conakry from 11 to 14 November, the mining ministry and its belatedly chosen British, Chinese and French contractors face a momentous task to have facilities and the event ready on time.

Wilfrid Lauriano do Rego builds roadmap for Abidjan-Lagos highway

The newly elected board chair of the ALCoMA transport body has been tasked with getting one of the region's most ambitious infrastructure projets rolling. He will need to convince investors and lenders to contribute $15bn in funds to the corridor.

German trader SET Select Energy seeks new outlets

Based in Hamburg, Germany, the company led by York Dohna has been seeking to break into new markets for several months. Its fuel trading subsidiary, based in Switzerland, is exploring opportunities in West Africa.

Armed forces supplier Marck & Balsan recruits four-star general

The French company, which specialises in military uniforms and personal safety equipment, has just appointed a high-ranking officer with experience at the French Foreign Ministry and in Operation Barkhane in Chad to expand its business in West Africa, particularly in Guinea.

Special forces load up on new Turkish assault rifles

The country's authorities have signed a contract with the small arms manufacturer Sarsilmaz to strengthen the army and gendarmerie elite units, troops particularly favoured by the regime.

Sierra Leone president Maada Bio sets pace ahead of ECOWAS summit

The current chair of the Economic Community of West African States has secured a slight postponement of the bloc's annual summit, originally scheduled for June in Freetown. The meeting is expected to focus on the appointment of a new commission, as well as the bloc's new chair.

Conakry seeks investment bank to issue its first Eurobond

With a view to financing its Simandou 2040 development plan, the country is seeking to raise funds on the international markets. It is expected to announce the investment bank that will guide it through the procedure in the coming weeks.

Conakry's unpaid bills leave army without South African vehicles

The Guinean authorities have not finalised payment to defence supplier OTT Technologies, which, in turn, has not delivered a single vehicle to the army. This is despite the regime having already disbursed several million dollars in 2023.