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Diplomacy 28/09/2022

Guinea foreign minister pursues other goals while in US

Morissanda Kouyaté recently travelled to New York and Washington for the United Nations General Assembly. The foreign minister made the most of his trip to boost Conakry's ties with a number of Gulf countries and improve its fraught relationship with the Biden administration. [...]

Mining 27/09/2022

Robert Friedland's discreet meetings with Guinea coup leader Doumbouya

Robert Friedland addresses the delegates at the African Mining Indaba 2022 conference in Cape Town, South Africa, May 11, 2022. © Shelley Christians/Reuters

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Mining 23/09/2022

Nordgold gets creative to refine its African gold in the Emirates

Alexei Mordashov, Nordgold's main shareholder, has been targeted by European sanctions. © Maxim Shemetov/Reuters

Diplomacy 23/09/2022

Doumbouya tightens his diplomatic belt

The leader of the transition recently tasked his foreign minister with reviewing the performance of Guinea's diplomatic representatives abroad, his aim being to improve the efficiency of the country's embassies. [...]

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Defence Diplomacy 21/09/2022

Inside the EU's new security lab

Politics Business 21/09/2022

The new guard: Guinea, Cameroon, Egypt and Zimbabwe

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence reveals the next generation of movers and shakers in business and politics. This week: Moussa Moise Sylla (Guinea), Guy Gweth (Cameroon), Rami El-Dokany (Egypte) and Joana Mamombe (Zimbabwe). [...]

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Transition in Guinea: what's next after the coup?

The coup that ousted Alpha Condé on 5 September 2021 in Guinea has ushered in a period of instability, despite the putschists' reassuring words from the start. There is much at stake over the coming months as leaders jostle for power and political alliances take shape, and pressing questions over the mining industry and international partnerships come to the fore. [...]

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo (left) and his Ivorian counterpart Alassane Ouattara (right) meet the putschists during an ECOWAS mission to Guinea on 17 September 2021.

Mining 20/09/2022

Robert Friedland hits pause button in Guinea, Liberia

The US-Canadian mining magnate is grappling with political uncertainty in Monrovia and Conakry. While waiting for things to settle down, he has suspended most of his works and has put hundreds of employees on standby. [...]

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Simandou, Nimba and Zogota: the long and difficult road to the start of iron ore production

Guinea, which has some of the biggest unexploited iron ore deposits in the world in its south eastern corner, is also one of the countries in which they are the most difficult to bring into production, principally because of the absence of infrastructures to evacuate the ore. [...]

Mining 15/09/2022

Beijing triggers new dynamic at Simandou

The creation of Beijing's new iron ore purchasing arm, China Mineral Resources Group, led by Baowu Steel executives, is likely to entail changes for Chinese state firms involved in the two consortiums that own the colossal Guinean deposit. [...]

Diplomacy 06/09/2022

Beijing plugs its "narrative" through Guinean press

As part of its efforts to improve its image on the African continent, China ramped up its media presence in Guinea last month, including pushing its "narrative" on the thorny Taiwan issue. [...]

Politics 02/09/2022

Sassou and Condé met inconspicuously in Turkey

Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso took advantage of his holiday in Turkey to meet Alpha Condé. [...]

Mining 01/09/2022

Beny Steinmetz's group tries to appeal in Paris over Simandou iron arbitration

After losing to the Guinean state, which it accuses of expropriation, the Franco-Israeli billionaire's company, Beny Steinmetz Group Resources (BSGR), is seeking to overturn the decision of the World Bank arbitration tribunal. It is invoking the out-of-court settlement obtained by Nicolas Sarkozy in 2019. [...]

Mining 31/08/2022

How Doumbouya and Gomou plan to take back control of mines ministry

With Moussa Magassouba's departure from the department now a certainty, the head of state and the prime minister are working to find a replacement. But they intend to continue to oversee the massive Simandou iron project in-person. [...]

In Focus Business 29/08/2022

High hopes and pitfalls ahead after Marriott, Loum Diagne and Fakhoury take over Club Med sites

Businessmen in Senegal and Ivory Coast are dreaming of building luxury resorts on sites abandoned by the French operator Club Med. But Covid has hit the tourism sector hard. [...]

Archive photo of the Club Med Amun hotel in Aswan, Egypt.

Diplomacy 29/08/2022

UN expert panels at the heart of Security Council tensions

The appointment of UN-mandated expert panels is being increasingly hotly debated in New York. On one side are the P3 members of the US, France and UK, and on the other the P2 of Russia and China. [...]

Diplomacy 26/08/2022

Fall family facilitate Cellou Dalein Diallo's visit to New York

The leading opponent of the Guinean junta, Cellou Dalein Diallo, travelled to the United States in June. The New York leg of his tour was in part organised by the Falls, a powerful family of the diaspora that has been pulling strings behind the scenes for Guinea's former prime minister. [...]

Cellou Dalein Diallo, Guinean opposition leader.

Mining 25/08/2022

Beny Steinmetz changes strategy for his appeal case in Geneva

Convicted in 2021 for corruption, Franco-Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz is to be tried on appeal in Geneva from Monday. He has parted ways with Marc Bonnant, his longtime lawyer on this case, and has also appointed a PR team to lead the offensive on the media front. [...]

Politics 24/08/2022

Under pressure at home, Guinea's FNDC mobilises its European network

Ordered to disband this month by the ruling junta, the FNDC movement spearheading Guinea's wave of protests is mobilising its networks in Brussels and Paris. It aims to get EU sanctions passed against those it says were behind the crackdown on demonstrations on 28 and 29 July. [...]

Diplomacy 19/08/2022

Why the next ECOWAS summit will be held in Abuja

Although he has been president of the Economic Community of West African States since July, Umaro Sissoco Embaló will not host the next summit of the regional organisation in Guinea-Bissau. [...]

Politics 29/07/2022

Doumbouya treads fine line with massacre of 28 September trial

The president of the Guinean transition has pledged that the oft-postponed trial relating to the terrible repression of 2009 will finally take place by this September. A decision that contrasts with the favourable treatment reserved by the transitional authorities for Colonel Claude Pivi and former president Moussa Dadis Camara. [...]

Business 27/07/2022

Global Voice Group turns to US courts in Conakry litigation

After winning an arbitration case against the Guinean state in Paris, Global Voice Group is seeking to have the ruling recognised by the US. Conakry was ordered to pay more than $20 million to the telecommunications firm. [...]

Diplomacy 26/07/2022

French ex-foreign minister coaches successor and new defence minister on African issues

French President Emmanuel Macron has asked his ex-minister Jean-Yves Le Drian to brief the new defence minister Sébastien Lecornu and the new foreign minister Catherine Colonna on African issues. [...]

Diplomacy 25/07/2022

OIF sends a new delegation to Conakry

The International Organisation of La francophonie (OIF) sent a an election and a constitutional expert to Conakry. [...]

SpotlightDefence Diplomacy 20/07/2022

Military rapprochement between Conakry and Paris picks up pace

Unlike in neighbouring Mali, relations between Paris and Conakry haven't particularly suffered from the coup. The interim president Mamadi Doumbouya has now asked for French support to secure the Mali-Guinean border, and although Paris is inclined to help, it remains concerned about the human rights situation in the country. [...]

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Guinea foreign minister pursues other goals while in US

Robert Friedland's discreet meetings with Guinea coup leader Doumbouya

Nordgold gets creative to refine its African gold in the Emirates

Doumbouya tightens his diplomatic belt

Inside the EU's new security lab

The new guard: Guinea, Cameroon, Egypt and Zimbabwe

Transition in Guinea: what's next after the coup?

Robert Friedland hits pause button in Guinea, Liberia

Simandou, Nimba and Zogota: the long and difficult road to the start of iron ore production

Beijing triggers new dynamic at Simandou

Beijing plugs its "narrative" through Guinean press

Sassou and Condé met inconspicuously in Turkey

Beny Steinmetz's group tries to appeal in Paris over Simandou iron arbitration

How Doumbouya and Gomou plan to take back control of mines ministry

High hopes and pitfalls ahead after Marriott, Loum Diagne and Fakhoury take over Club Med sites

UN expert panels at the heart of Security Council tensions

Fall family facilitate Cellou Dalein Diallo's visit to New York

Beny Steinmetz changes strategy for his appeal case in Geneva

Under pressure at home, Guinea's FNDC mobilises its European network

Why the next ECOWAS summit will be held in Abuja

Doumbouya treads fine line with massacre of 28 September trial

Global Voice Group turns to US courts in Conakry litigation

French ex-foreign minister coaches successor and new defence minister on African issues

OIF sends a new delegation to Conakry

Military rapprochement between Conakry and Paris picks up pace

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Guinea foreign minister pursues other goals while in US

Robert Friedland's discreet meetings with Guinea coup leader Doumbouya

Nordgold gets creative to refine its African gold in the Emirates

Doumbouya tightens his diplomatic belt

Inside the EU's new security lab

The new guard: Guinea, Cameroon, Egypt and Zimbabwe

Transition in Guinea: what's next after the coup?

Robert Friedland hits pause button in Guinea, Liberia

Simandou, Nimba and Zogota: the long and difficult road to the start of iron ore production

Beijing triggers new dynamic at Simandou

Beijing plugs its "narrative" through Guinean press

Sassou and Condé met inconspicuously in Turkey

Beny Steinmetz's group tries to appeal in Paris over Simandou iron arbitration

How Doumbouya and Gomou plan to take back control of mines ministry

High hopes and pitfalls ahead after Marriott, Loum Diagne and Fakhoury take over Club Med sites

UN expert panels at the heart of Security Council tensions

Fall family facilitate Cellou Dalein Diallo's visit to New York

Beny Steinmetz changes strategy for his appeal case in Geneva

Under pressure at home, Guinea's FNDC mobilises its European network

Why the next ECOWAS summit will be held in Abuja

Doumbouya treads fine line with massacre of 28 September trial

Global Voice Group turns to US courts in Conakry litigation

French ex-foreign minister coaches successor and new defence minister on African issues

OIF sends a new delegation to Conakry

Military rapprochement between Conakry and Paris picks up pace

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