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Guinea

Conakry sets foundation for big plans with Washington

Guinean diplomacy is working on several large-scale economic projects involving American firms. In addition to opening an air route between the two countries, it is seeking to attract investors to Guinea, particularly in the agricultural sector.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Diplomacy 13.06.2025

ECOWAS heads of state hold summit in Abuja on 22 June

The Economic Community of West African States will discuss its fiftieth anniversary celebrations at its meeting on 22 June, as well as the formalities for the departure of the AES countries.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.06.2025

Interpol accelerates police cooperation within ECOWAS

Police forces from Senegal, Ivory Coast, Benin and Togo will share the data they collect as part of cooperation within the Economic Community of West African States.

Subscribers only Defence 11.06.2025

New EU ambassador to Conakry

Lithuania's Jolita Pons will be leaving her post this summer. The European External Action Service has chosen a French diplomat to replace her.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.06.2025

Gen. Michael Langley during the African Chiefs of Defence Conference 2025 opening ceremony, in Nairobi, Kenya, 28 May 2025. © Daniel Irungu/EPA/MaxPPP

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AFRICOM fights for survival under Trump

The United States Africa Command continues to fight jihadist groups and seeks to counter China's influence on the continent. But it no longer shows the same resolve to stem Russian influence and may even cooperate more with regimes that seize power in military coups.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 04.06.2025

Société Générale CEO Slawomir Krupa at the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, 17 January 2024. © Fabrice Coffrini / AFP

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From Yaoundé to Dakar, Société Générale's troubled divestments

The sale of almost all of the French bank's subsidiaries across Africa was launched two years ago but has proven more difficult than expected. The group must contend with government manoeuvres to have a say in choosing new owners.

Subscribers only Finance 27.05.2025

Chinese gold baron expected in Conakry

Shareholder of mining company Lingbao Gold, Wang Guanran is planning to visit Guinea to meet President Mamadi Doumbouya with an eye on identifying new sources of growth.

Subscribers only Mining 27.05.2025

Targeted by President Doumbouya, Falcon's graphite mining project in turmoil

The Emirati-Canadian company has lost its mining title by decree from the junta head. Sole group working on the battery sector in Guinee, the firm's shareholders include the influential Naguib Sawiris, Robert Friedland and Benoît La Salle.

Subscribers only Mining 23.05.2025

Guinea's president, Mamadi Doumbouya, in Conakry, December 2023.

British oil company Energean's West African ambitions

The London-listed company is looking to expand its operations on the continent, particularly in West Africa.

Subscribers only Energy 22.05.2025

Vista Bank abandons plans to acquire Oragroup

Breaking news published on 16/05/25, at 14:30 GMT - On 13 May, the group headed by Simon Tiemtoré informed the pan-African bank Oragroup that it would not be acquiring the shares held by the Emerging Capital Partners fund.

Subscribers only Finance 16.05.2025

Nimba Development Co in talks with Ivorian ports over Nimba iron

The ports of Abidjan and San Pedro are expected to be the gateways for Nimba Development Co.'s iron production, which plans to export 3m tonnes annually.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 15.05.2025

Running story
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.

Subscribers only Mining 15.05.2025

Palestinian Authority launches first ever Africa division

For the first time, Palestinian diplomacy has set up a department exclusively dedicated to the continent. However, its meagre resources are likely to limit its scope of influence.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.05.2025

Moscow finetunes its diplomatic strategy in the Sahel

Created at the beginning of the year, the Russian foreign ministry's Department for Partnership with Africa aims to strengthen ties with the continent's main regional organisations, notably the Alliance of Sahel States.

Free access Diplomacy 07.05.2025

Despite registry freeze, little-known firm snags bauxite permit

The arrival of Rouge Mining is raising eyebrows in the Guinean copper ore industry. The group has succeeded in obtaining a three-year contract to mine an area in the Télimélé prefecture.

Subscribers only Mining 07.05.2025

Volodymyr Zelensky cuts short his African tour

The Ukrainian president left Pretoria prematurely on 24 April, cancelling his tour that was supposed to take him to at least two other countries on the continent.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.05.2025

Ex-minister Ahmed Kanté ordered to suspend mining operations

While he awaits a court verdict on charges of abuse of trust and forgery, the former Soguipami boss has had to stop mining bauxite for his firm GIC in the prefecture of Boffa.

Subscribers only Mining 21.04.2025

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Theia Trading takes over Russian oil products market in Africa as sanctions hit Demex

Russian trading companies are competing with each other to circumvent international sanctions in order to continue selling their products in Africa.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity traders 15.04.2025

Aerial view of Russia's Novorossiysk port, August 2023.

ECOWAS plans its contentious 50th anniversary amid existential crisis

West African foreign affairs ministers will gather on 22 April in Accra to kick off the birthday celebrations. Yet the thorny questions surrounding the Alliance of Sahel States and the future presidency of the organisation will also be on the agenda.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.04.2025

The ECOWAS summit in Abuja, Nigeria, on 15 December 2024.

KPMG draws up strategy for Doumbouya's increasingly costly Simandou 2040 plan

More than 30 consultants from multinational KPMG are working on the ruling junta's new economic strategy. The aim is to use the windfall from Guinea's iron ore mega-project to diversify the economy and boost its growth.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining, Business 11.04.2025

New pair of generals at Accra Initiative helm

A duo of Ghanaian generals recently took charge of the West African regional security organisation and have been tasked with revitalising it under the aegis of President Mahama.

Subscribers only Defence 08.04.2025

Mamadi Doumbouya fine-tunes his Central Africa diplomacy

The junta leader has been cosying up to the presidents of Equatorial Guinea and Gabon but keeping his distance from his Congolese counterpart, concerned about Sassou's ties with his predecessor Alpha Condé.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 31.03.2025

Mamadi Doumbouya arrives at the UN General Assembly in New York City, 21 September 2023.

Running story
Transition: 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.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics, Business, Diplomacy 31.03.2025

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.

Global Voice Group challenges US court ruling on Conakry dispute

Global Voice Group has come up against the US District Court for the District of Columbia's refusal to enforce an arbitration award made in the company's favour by Paris's International Chamber of Commerce in a territorial dispute with Guinea's Post and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority.

Subscribers only Business 25.03.2025

Apix Energy, Lukoil's new vehicle in Africa

Several Litasco employees have joined forces to form a new Dubai-based trading company, Apix Energy, which has set its sights on the African continent. However, management denies any link between the two structures.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity traders 24.03.2025

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Conakry sets foundation for big plans with Washington

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From Yaoundé to Dakar, Société Générale's troubled divestments

Chinese gold baron expected in Conakry

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British oil company Energean's West African ambitions

Vista Bank abandons plans to acquire Oragroup

Nimba Development Co in talks with Ivorian ports over Nimba iron

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

Palestinian Authority launches first ever Africa division

Moscow finetunes its diplomatic strategy in the Sahel

Despite registry freeze, little-known firm snags bauxite permit

Volodymyr Zelensky cuts short his African tour

Ex-minister Ahmed Kanté ordered to suspend mining operations

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ECOWAS plans its contentious 50th anniversary amid existential crisis

KPMG draws up strategy for Doumbouya's increasingly costly Simandou 2040 plan

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Guinea

Conakry sets foundation for big plans with Washington

ECOWAS heads of state hold summit in Abuja on 22 June

Interpol accelerates police cooperation within ECOWAS

New EU ambassador to Conakry

Spotlight AFRICOM fights for survival under Trump

Spotlight From Yaoundé to Dakar, Société Générale's troubled divestments

Chinese gold baron expected in Conakry

Targeted by President Doumbouya, Falcon's graphite mining project in turmoil

British oil company Energean's West African ambitions

Vista Bank abandons plans to acquire Oragroup

Nimba Development Co in talks with Ivorian ports over Nimba iron

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

Palestinian Authority launches first ever Africa division

Moscow finetunes its diplomatic strategy in the Sahel

Despite registry freeze, little-known firm snags bauxite permit

Volodymyr Zelensky cuts short his African tour

Ex-minister Ahmed Kanté ordered to suspend mining operations

Spotlight Theia Trading takes over Russian oil products market in Africa as sanctions hit Demex

ECOWAS plans its contentious 50th anniversary amid existential crisis

KPMG draws up strategy for Doumbouya's increasingly costly Simandou 2040 plan

New pair of generals at Accra Initiative helm

Mamadi Doumbouya fine-tunes his Central Africa diplomacy

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Global Voice Group challenges US court ruling on Conakry dispute

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Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

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Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

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AFRICOM fights for survival under Trump

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From Yaoundé to Dakar, Société Générale's troubled divestments

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

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Theia Trading takes over Russian oil products market in Africa as sanctions hit Demex

Running story
Transition: what's next after the coup?