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Mining 30/09/2020

UMS bids for French aluminium refinery as it continues to look for a site in Guinea

Fadi Wazni's Guinean mining logistics group United Mining Supply (UMS) is continuing to look for a site for an alumina refinery in Guinea but has entered a bid to buy one ready-made in France, as it looks to meet ever increasing demand from its Chinese clients. [...]

Business 29/09/2020

Cement giant Vicat adds muscle to Africa branch

Retired general Hughes Delort-Laval has joined cement giant Vicat's Africa office to second director general Yves Keller, who has headed the Dakar-based office since 2013. [...]

Mining 24/09/2020

Conakry plans to take minimal stake in Lola graphite project

State-owned Guinean mining company Soguipami analysed SRG Mining's performance on the Toronto stock exchange before deciding whether or not to take a stake in the company developing the Lola graphite mining project. [...]

Oil & gas 23/09/2020

Bunker fuel: maritime economy minister Frédéric Loua rushes to clear Octogone's name

Le Ministre de la pêche, de l'aquaculture et de l'économie maritime Frédéric Loua.c ©Gouvernement guinéen

Politics Power 23/09/2020

Former US ambassador to Conakry Patricia Moller determined to deliver power to miners by 2022

L'ancienne ambassadrice des Etats-Unis en Guinée, Patricia Moller. ©Ambassade des Etats-Unis Conakry, Guinée

Politics Defence 18/09/2020

Sierra Leonean army reinforces its borders in run-up to Guinean election Free

To pre-empt a potentially explosive situation in Guinea following the presidential election on 18 October, the Sierra Leonean military is already stepping up its capacities along the borders. [...]

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Erdogan sets out to conquer Africa

Keen to reassert Turkey's international status, and also to help Turkish companies to break into the African market, the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been spearheading a major diplomatic and business drive in West and North Africa. [...]

Oil & gas 17/09/2020

Imbroglio over Octogone's alleged bunker monopoly

An ambiguously worded ministerial decree granting Octogone the right to import and distribute oil products for ship bunkering purposes has resulted in mining giant GAC seeking clarification from the customs department. [...]

Mining 15/09/2020

Chinese aluminium giant Hangzhou Jinjiang slips softly-softly into Guinea's bauxite sector

Chinese aluminium and electricity producer Hangzhou Jinjiang has applied for bauxite prospecting rights in Guinea. To prepare its arrival, it has made use of Chinese trade promotion events and its contacts with China's Chalco and TBEA groups, which are already active in the Guinean bauxite sector. [...]

Mining 11/09/2020

Simandou: Rio Tinto riposts to Beny Steinmetz's attack on the Polge de Combret affair

Rio Tinto, which is in dispute with Beny Steinmetz over the loss of its mining rights on blocks 1 and 2 on the Simandou iron ore project, has been stung by an attempt by the Israeli businessman to bring up another affair involving alleged bribery on its part for mining rights on blocks 3 and 4 at Simandou. [...]

Mining 08/09/2020

Soguipami plans to sell state share of Chalco and Henan Chine's bauxite production

State-owned Guinean mining company Soguipami is negotiating terms to enable it to take direct charge of the marketing of the Guinean state's share of the bauxite produced by China's Chalco and Henan Chine groups.. [...]

Business 07/09/2020

Macau's Chow dynasty plans to reduce spending on its giant Cape Verde casino project

The Covid pandemic has forced Macau Legend, the casino group headed by Macau business magnate David Chow and his family, to reduce the scale of its development plans in West Africa. [...]

Business 04/09/2020

Monaco Resources converts auditor into CFO to boost finance repute

Monaco Resources has asked one of its auditors from Baker Tilly to become its first ever group CFO. [...]

Mining 02/09/2020

Newcomer Sycamore applies for Kiniero gold mine production permit

Cypriot company Sycamore Mining applied in early August for a production permit for the Kiniero gold mine. [...]

Mining 01/09/2020

Adonis Pouroulis looks to expand on Kada gold partnership with Turkish magnate Zafer Topaloglu

Australian mining junior Golden Rim Resources applied on 20 August for a new exploration permit on the southern edge of its existing Kada project in north eastern Guinea. [...]

Executive Co-Chairman Ivanhoe Mines, Robert Friedland.

Mining 31/08/2020

World Bank takes interest in Robert Friedland's Nimba iron ore project

MIGA, the World Bank agency for foreign investment, is considering contributing to the financing of the Nimba iron ore project, which could prove crucial for the Guinean economy but also for the preservation of biodiversity. [...]

The Minister of Mines of Guinea Abdoulaye Magassouba.

Spotlight Mining 26/08/2020

Simandou: mines minister Magassouba takes charge of talks with SMB, Rio Tinto and Chinalco

Abdoulaye Magassouba has set up a committee to monitor development on the four Simandou iron ore blocks and made himself its chairman. In this way, he intends to have full control of all decisions relating to this mining project, crucial to Guinea's economic future. [...]

Diplomacy 26/08/2020

Marc Fonbaustier, France's new ambassador in Conakry

As we reported on 17 July, a month prior to the official announcement of his appointment, former director general of France's media-development agency Marc Fonbaustier will shortly take the helm of France's embassy in Guinea. [...]

Mining 24/08/2020

Turkey's plan to compete with China centres on mining sector

At a recent investment forum, Ankara highlighted opportunities in Guinea's mining sector. It's part of Turkey's aim to challenge China's position as Conakry's number one partner. [...]

Turkish Ambassador to Niger Mustafa Türker Ari with President Mahamadou Issoufou, in February 2020.

Focus Diplomacy Business 24/08/2020

Turkey woos Issoufou, lands big security deal

After eight years of coaxing, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has concluded a major military and economic agreement with Niger - to France's great chagrin. [...]

Danny Keating, new CEO of Lindian Resources.

Mining 21/08/2020

Danny Keating, bauxite developers' best buddy

After overseeing the bauxite projects of UK miner Alufer and the India's Dynamic Mining in Guinea, Danny Keating has taken charge of Australian firm Lindian Resources while finding time to set up his own company. [...]

Business 20/08/2020

Talks aim to end double taxation and encourage Turkish investment

At a Turkey-Guinea business forum, Turkish deputy trade minister Gonca Yilmaz Batur said that she planned to sign an agreement ending double taxation between the two countries as quickly as possible. [...]

Business Mining 20/08/2020

Previously convicted for aluminium foundry mismanagement, Monaco Resources co-founder now has eye on Alteo refinery

Among the potential buyers for the Alteo alumina refinery in Marseilles, currently in administration, is Monaco Resources, whose founder Axel Fischer was previously convicted in Germany for mismanagement of an aluminium factory. [...]

Ghanaian diplomat Mohamed Ibn Chambas, head the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel, UNOWAS.

Diplomacy 19/08/2020

Antonio Guterres chooses new United Nations "West Africa" boss

The United Nations Department of Political Affairs has found a successor to fill the shoes of the current head of UNOWAS, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, ahead of his imminent departure. [...]

Mining 18/08/2020

Columbia University plays in to Trump's anti-China narrative on bauxite

Researchers at the New York university are developing an application to track pollution generated by Guinea's bauxite mines for use by communities living in the vicinity. Pollution has often been attributed to Chinese firms operating in this sector, and the US president has been quick to criticise China's monopolising of Africa's natural resources. [...]

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UMS bids for French aluminium refinery as it continues to look for a site in Guinea

Cement giant Vicat adds muscle to Africa branch

Conakry plans to take minimal stake in Lola graphite project

Bunker fuel: maritime economy minister Frédéric Loua rushes to clear Octogone's name

Former US ambassador to Conakry Patricia Moller determined to deliver power to miners by 2022

Sierra Leonean army reinforces its borders in run-up to Guinean election Free

Erdogan sets out to conquer Africa

Imbroglio over Octogone's alleged bunker monopoly

Chinese aluminium giant Hangzhou Jinjiang slips softly-softly into Guinea's bauxite sector

Simandou: Rio Tinto riposts to Beny Steinmetz's attack on the Polge de Combret affair

Soguipami plans to sell state share of Chalco and Henan Chine's bauxite production

Macau's Chow dynasty plans to reduce spending on its giant Cape Verde casino project

Monaco Resources converts auditor into CFO to boost finance repute

Newcomer Sycamore applies for Kiniero gold mine production permit

Adonis Pouroulis looks to expand on Kada gold partnership with Turkish magnate Zafer Topaloglu

World Bank takes interest in Robert Friedland's Nimba iron ore project

Simandou: mines minister Magassouba takes charge of talks with SMB, Rio Tinto and Chinalco

Marc Fonbaustier, France's new ambassador in Conakry

Turkey's plan to compete with China centres on mining sector

Turkey woos Issoufou, lands big security deal

Danny Keating, bauxite developers' best buddy

Talks aim to end double taxation and encourage Turkish investment

Previously convicted for aluminium foundry mismanagement, Monaco Resources co-founder now has eye on Alteo refinery

Antonio Guterres chooses new United Nations "West Africa" boss

Columbia University plays in to Trump's anti-China narrative on bauxite

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UMS bids for French aluminium refinery as it continues to look for a site in Guinea

Cement giant Vicat adds muscle to Africa branch

Conakry plans to take minimal stake in Lola graphite project

Bunker fuel: maritime economy minister Frédéric Loua rushes to clear Octogone's name

Former US ambassador to Conakry Patricia Moller determined to deliver power to miners by 2022

Sierra Leonean army reinforces its borders in run-up to Guinean election Free

Erdogan sets out to conquer Africa

Imbroglio over Octogone's alleged bunker monopoly

Chinese aluminium giant Hangzhou Jinjiang slips softly-softly into Guinea's bauxite sector

Simandou: Rio Tinto riposts to Beny Steinmetz's attack on the Polge de Combret affair

Soguipami plans to sell state share of Chalco and Henan Chine's bauxite production

Macau's Chow dynasty plans to reduce spending on its giant Cape Verde casino project

Monaco Resources converts auditor into CFO to boost finance repute

Newcomer Sycamore applies for Kiniero gold mine production permit

Adonis Pouroulis looks to expand on Kada gold partnership with Turkish magnate Zafer Topaloglu

World Bank takes interest in Robert Friedland's Nimba iron ore project

Simandou: mines minister Magassouba takes charge of talks with SMB, Rio Tinto and Chinalco

Marc Fonbaustier, France's new ambassador in Conakry

Turkey's plan to compete with China centres on mining sector

Turkey woos Issoufou, lands big security deal

Danny Keating, bauxite developers' best buddy

Talks aim to end double taxation and encourage Turkish investment

Previously convicted for aluminium foundry mismanagement, Monaco Resources co-founder now has eye on Alteo refinery

Antonio Guterres chooses new United Nations "West Africa" boss

Columbia University plays in to Trump's anti-China narrative on bauxite

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