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Mining 27/09/2021

Post-coup, new ArcelorMittal-Monrovia deal problematic for iron explorers

On 10 September, the Liberian government signed an agreement with ArcelorMittal to expand the Yekepa iron mine, creating unrest among Guinean miners, who need the Liberian railway to develop their own iron projects. [...]

Diplomacy Defence 24/09/2021

France to transfer military surpluses to Gulf of Guinea as some Sahel states urge higher-level cooperation

Between now and 2025, the surplus stock of the French army will increasingly be channelled towards the coastal states in the Gulf of Guinea, which are contending with the spread of armed groups from the Sahel. Meanwhile, some Sahel states, first and foremost Chad and Niger, are voicing growing dissatisfaction with the second-hand stock they are receiving and demanding more sophisticated equipment and training. [...]

Business Infrastructures 23/09/2021

Sinohydro expands in West Africa with help of ex-president's godson Jean-Claude Soumah

The Chinese construction giant, already well-entrenched in Ivory Coast, is gaining a foothold in Burkina Faso with help from Arnaud Jean-Claude Soumah, the godson of the late Ivorian founding president Félix Houphouët-Boigny. [...]

Diplomacy 22/09/2021

Worried Rabat keeps close eye on Managem and other Moroccan interests in post-putsch Conakry

The fall of Alpha Condé, one of Mohammed VI's most reliable allies in West Africa, has caught Morocco off guard and fuelled concerns about its many assets and interests in Guinea. [...]

Mining 22/09/2021

With coup dust yet to settle, Iamgold seeks new prospecting licence

Canadian mining group Iamgold, which has been exploring Guinea's Karita gold deposit since 2017, applied for a new exploration permit just a few days after the coup which overthrew President Alpha Condé. [...]

Mining 17/09/2021

Simandou, SMB, William Bourdon... UMS served a full plate

As it adjusts to post-coup Guinea, the local mining logistics provider UMS, headed by Fadi Wazni, is also facing an arbitration where the firm of French lawyer William Bourdon is representing a client who wants to regain control of a plane both parties are claiming ownership of. [...]

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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. [...]

Screenshot of the extraordinary ECOWAS Heads of State and Government meeting on the situation in Guinea, 8 September 2021. © Ecowas/Handout via Reuters

Diplomacy 16/09/2021

The secret agenda of ECOWAS heads of state in Accra for Guinea coup summit

The organisation's heads of state are meeting in Accra on 16 September over the situation in Guinea. Some members are pushing for a 6-month civilian-led transition fiercely opposed by the junta, which hopes to keep control over the transition. [...]

Mining 16/09/2021

Will junta respond to IMF concerns over fiscal transparency in mining sector?

Prior to the coup that toppled Alpha Condé, the government had been actively engaged in responding to the IMF, which had expressed reservations over the reliability of the tax declarations of mining companies active in Guinea, and of Chinese operators in particular. [...]

Business Mining 15/09/2021

Deal-broker Hamidé Sako hopes coup leaders will get TBEA to pay up

The Guinean businesswoman is trying to approach the military leaders who overthrew Alpha Condé on 5 September to win their support over her four-year dispute with Chinese group TBEA. She wants payment for her services in making contacts for TBEA in Guinea, where it is developing a hydropower dam and a bauxite mine. [...]

Mining 14/09/2021

Decision made on Dynamic and SMB's buoy of contention

Despite the coup, the government has taken action to remove a buoy standing in the way of the bauxite miner's plans to evacuate ore from its Guinean site by sea. [...]

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy and Guinean president Alpha Condé. © Christophe Petit-Tesson/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Mining Business 10/09/2021

Putsch casts more doubt on BSGR-Alpha Condé deal negotiated by Sarkozy

The arrival of a military junta in Conakry opens a new stage, the outcome of which remains uncertain, in the saga of the 2019 agreement between Beny Steinmetz's group and Alpha Condé over the Simandou and Zogota iron ore projects. [...]

Diplomacy 10/09/2021

African presidents discuss Alpha Condé's exile behind closed doors

Ahead of the diplomatic mission dispatched by ECOWAS to Conakry on September 10, secret negotiations over the departure of Guinea's president Alpha Condé, who is being held by the coup leaders, have been taking place. [...]

Turkish Ambassador to Guinea Volkan Türk Vural (left) during a meeting with Guinean Prime Minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana on 21 April 2021. © Office of the Republic of Guinea/Twitter

Spotlight Business 09/09/2021

Coup stops Turkey's Africa push in its tracks

Turkey's diplomats have been hard-wired to reject military rule ever since the failed 2016 coup attempt in Ankara, but they now find themselves having to make pragmatic choices with Guinea's new leaders to maintain an air of influence. [...]

Business Power 09/09/2021

How the World Bank plans to distribute $465m pledge to regional power pool

The Bretton Woods institution has committed to financing an ambitious project to beef up the West African Power Pool (WAPP). Niger, Senegal, Mauritania, Ivory Coast, and Mali are the main beneficiaries. [...]

Diplomacy 09/09/2021

Victor Fotso's death comes back to haunt American Hospital of Paris

The private clinic located in the French capital and favoured by African VIPs, is facing a claim for "negligence" and "fraud" relating to its treatment of the late business tycoon Victor Fotso, from Cameroon, who died in the hospital on 19 March 2020. [...]

Politics 08/09/2021

Condé clique starts to rally Doumbouya

Since Alpha Condé was ousted, most of his officials seem willing to cooperate with the junta. But some officials, including those from the defence ministry, have gone further and appear to have given their full backing to Col Mamady Doumbouya. [...]

Mining 08/09/2021

In the midst of coup, Monaco Resources shakes up bauxite mine leadership Free

A few days before the coup that ousted Alpha Condé, Monaco Resources's subsidiary Société des Bauxites de Guinée, which operates a bauxite mine in the country, decided to part with its managing director. [...]

Ivory Coast president Alassane Ouattara spoke on 6 September with the head of Guinea's military junta Mamady Doumbouya. © Ludovic Marin/Pool/EPA/MaxPPP

Breaking news 07/09/2021

Guinea Coup: Ouattara holds secret talks with junta leader Mamady Doumbouya

Breaking news published on 07/09/2021 at 10 a.m. - The president of Ivory Coast Alassane Ouattara spoke at length on the telephone with coup leader Mamady Doumbouya, who overthrew president Alpha Condé the day before. [...]

Spotlight Business Mining 07/09/2021

Unpanicked by coup, mining groups start planning for transition

The ousting of President Alpha Condé by Col Mamady Doumbouya has not, as yet, affected the country's mining operations. In company headquarters, mining executives are waiting for the junta's next moves and making plans to manage the transition. [...]

Guinean President Alpha Condé. © Benoît Tessier/Reuters

Breaking news 05/09/2021

After Guinea coup, regional leaders debate reaction to military junta behind closed doors

Breaking news published on 05/09/21 at 7:40 p.m. - Less than 24 hours after the coup that ousted Alpha Conde, ECOWAS presidents started consulting with each other ahead of an extraordinary summit planned shortly to decide what stance to adopt on Guinea and whether or not to apply sanctions. [...]

Business Defence 03/09/2021

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Post-coup, new ArcelorMittal-Monrovia deal problematic for iron explorers

France to transfer military surpluses to Gulf of Guinea as some Sahel states urge higher-level cooperation

Sinohydro expands in West Africa with help of ex-president's godson Jean-Claude Soumah

Worried Rabat keeps close eye on Managem and other Moroccan interests in post-putsch Conakry

With coup dust yet to settle, Iamgold seeks new prospecting licence

Simandou, SMB, William Bourdon... UMS served a full plate

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

The secret agenda of ECOWAS heads of state in Accra for Guinea coup summit

Will junta respond to IMF concerns over fiscal transparency in mining sector?

Deal-broker Hamidé Sako hopes coup leaders will get TBEA to pay up

Decision made on Dynamic and SMB's buoy of contention

Putsch casts more doubt on BSGR-Alpha Condé deal negotiated by Sarkozy

African presidents discuss Alpha Condé's exile behind closed doors

Coup stops Turkey's Africa push in its tracks

How the World Bank plans to distribute $465m pledge to regional power pool

Victor Fotso's death comes back to haunt American Hospital of Paris

Condé clique starts to rally Doumbouya

In the midst of coup, Monaco Resources shakes up bauxite mine leadership Free

Guinea Coup: Ouattara holds secret talks with junta leader Mamady Doumbouya

Unpanicked by coup, mining groups start planning for transition

After Guinea coup, regional leaders debate reaction to military junta behind closed doors

Czech defence industry's African sales drive

Ailing Alufer puts on a brave face at Bel Air

Accrombessi blows his influence

Confusion reigns over Burkinabe entrepreneur Mahamadou Bonkoungou's gold permits

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Post-coup, new ArcelorMittal-Monrovia deal problematic for iron explorers

France to transfer military surpluses to Gulf of Guinea as some Sahel states urge higher-level cooperation

Sinohydro expands in West Africa with help of ex-president's godson Jean-Claude Soumah

Worried Rabat keeps close eye on Managem and other Moroccan interests in post-putsch Conakry

With coup dust yet to settle, Iamgold seeks new prospecting licence

Simandou, SMB, William Bourdon... UMS served a full plate

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

The secret agenda of ECOWAS heads of state in Accra for Guinea coup summit

Will junta respond to IMF concerns over fiscal transparency in mining sector?

Deal-broker Hamidé Sako hopes coup leaders will get TBEA to pay up

Decision made on Dynamic and SMB's buoy of contention

Putsch casts more doubt on BSGR-Alpha Condé deal negotiated by Sarkozy

African presidents discuss Alpha Condé's exile behind closed doors

Coup stops Turkey's Africa push in its tracks

How the World Bank plans to distribute $465m pledge to regional power pool

Victor Fotso's death comes back to haunt American Hospital of Paris

Condé clique starts to rally Doumbouya

In the midst of coup, Monaco Resources shakes up bauxite mine leadership Free

Guinea Coup: Ouattara holds secret talks with junta leader Mamady Doumbouya

Unpanicked by coup, mining groups start planning for transition

After Guinea coup, regional leaders debate reaction to military junta behind closed doors

Czech defence industry's African sales drive

Ailing Alufer puts on a brave face at Bel Air

Accrombessi blows his influence

Confusion reigns over Burkinabe entrepreneur Mahamadou Bonkoungou's gold permits

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