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Simandou: Rio Tinto in rail and port talks with China CNR Corp

Simfer, the Rio Tinto subsidiary which operates the Simandou iron ore project (blocks 3 and 4) is negotiating a memorandum [...]

Subscribers only Mining 13.01.2015

Bollore's dominion over Conakry Port sparks ire

Vincent Bollore has grabbed total control of the Port of Conakry following the new requirement that Ro-Ro vessels also dock at the company's container terminal. The move has prompted outraged complaints.

Subscribers only Business 07.01.2015

Steinmetz takes on British authorities

There’s been an unexpected twist in the case pitting Israeli [...]

Subscribers only Mining 23.12.2014

Alufer gets its go-ahead

After a two years delay, Guinea president Alpha Conde finally [...]

Subscribers only Mining 23.12.2014

Guinea: GDC cleared?

The Guinea Development Corp (China International Fund Group) was questioned [...]

Subscribers only Mining 23.12.2014

Government hits out at China International Fund

Mines minister Kerfalla Yansane sent a warning by letter last month to the management of Guinea Development Corp (GDC), a [...]

Subscribers only Mining 09.12.2014

Boffa's bauxite: Diallo calls for delay

In a letter sent on Nov. 29, the deputy general managing of Huafei Mining Group, Mamadi Alex Diallo, asked the [...]

Subscribers only Mining 09.12.2014

Mubadala confirms its bauxite order

According to our sources in Conakry, Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Development [...]

Subscribers only Mining 09.12.2014

Conde not convinced of Boffa's general interest status

President Alpha Conde has failed to sign a general interest [...]

Subscribers only Mining 09.12.2014

Former Mauritanian minister in power deal

Oil minister in Mauritania up until 2013, Taleb Ould Abdi Vall is now selling emergency power plants in Conakry.

Subscribers only Energy 02.12.2014

Spotlight
What role did Sable play in 2010 presidential election?

Sable Mining, a company founded by Andrew Groves and Phil Edmonds, reportedly offered support to Alpha Conde’s presidential campaign in 2010 in return for a promise of mining concessions. This has emerged from e-mails that have come to Africa Mining [.

Subscribers only Mining 25.11.2014

Bribes, the imam and mining engineer

Saidouba Soumah was unknown in Guinea’s mining circles until July 19, 2013 when he landed a gold reconnaissance permit, No [...]

Free access Mining 25.11.2014

Behind scenes of Hollande's visit to Conakry

Francois Hollande is due to pay a 24-hour visit to Guinea before going on to the 15th Francophonie summit in Dakar on November 29-30.

Subscribers only Politics 19.11.2014

Conde’s Malinke guard still rules

President Alpha Conde’s critics complain that he shows excessive favouritism towards his own ethnic group.

Subscribers only Politics 19.11.2014

Bollore sends security chief to Conakry

Ange Mancini represented Vincent Bollore at a ceremony to inaugurate [...]

Subscribers only Business 19.11.2014

Gemalto beats Waymark to elections contract

Guinea’s independent electoral commission, known by the French acronym CENI, [...]

Subscribers only Business 19.11.2014

Conakry's ultimatum to Semafo

During its 113th session on Oct. 30, Guinea’s Comite Technique de Revue des Titres et Conventions Miniers (CTRTCM) called upon [...]

Subscribers only Mining 11.11.2014

CBG to pay more for infrastructure

A delegation from Guinea was in Paris between Oct. 27-29 [...]

Subscribers only Mining 11.11.2014

Henan to shortly sign with Conakry

An agreement for the construction of a bauxite mine and [...]

Subscribers only Mining 11.11.2014

Khalil Kaba calls shots in presidential palace

Introduced to Alpha Conde by the Guinea’s leader’s only son, Alpha Mohamed Conde, Khalil Kaba, the presidential deputy chief of [...]

Subscribers only Politics 05.11.2014

Threat over Summa and Simba contract

New twists are occurring in the saga that pits Summa Energy SA against Simba Energy Inc. on the onshore blocks [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.11.2014

Cheick Taliby Sylla, a specialist for energy ministry

In handing the energy portfolio of Cheick Taliby Sylla in the place of Idrissa Thiam - who has joined the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.11.2014

Andrew Fawthrop, a top asset for Vaalco

The American oil group Vaalco that operates in Gabon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea is putting is betting a lot on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.11.2014

Ibrahima Fofana, the president's mines man

To reassure investors concerning Guinea's mega projects like Simandou operated by Simfer/Rio Tinto, president Alpha Conde has set up a [...]

Subscribers only Mining 28.10.2014

Strategic negotiations on transport infrastructure

Under the auspices of Canarail, Guinea’s government was due to [...]

Subscribers only Mining 28.10.2014

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Guinea

Simandou: Rio Tinto in rail and port talks with China CNR Corp

Bollore's dominion over Conakry Port sparks ire

Steinmetz takes on British authorities

Alufer gets its go-ahead

Guinea: GDC cleared?

Government hits out at China International Fund

Boffa's bauxite: Diallo calls for delay

Mubadala confirms its bauxite order

Conde not convinced of Boffa's general interest status

Former Mauritanian minister in power deal

Spotlight
What role did Sable play in 2010 presidential election?

Bribes, the imam and mining engineer

Behind scenes of Hollande's visit to Conakry

Conde’s Malinke guard still rules

Bollore sends security chief to Conakry

Gemalto beats Waymark to elections contract

Conakry's ultimatum to Semafo

CBG to pay more for infrastructure

Henan to shortly sign with Conakry

Khalil Kaba calls shots in presidential palace

Threat over Summa and Simba contract

Cheick Taliby Sylla, a specialist for energy ministry

Andrew Fawthrop, a top asset for Vaalco

Ibrahima Fofana, the president's mines man

Strategic negotiations on transport infrastructure

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Guinea

Simandou: Rio Tinto in rail and port talks with China CNR Corp

Bollore's dominion over Conakry Port sparks ire

Steinmetz takes on British authorities

Alufer gets its go-ahead

Guinea: GDC cleared?

Government hits out at China International Fund

Boffa's bauxite: Diallo calls for delay

Mubadala confirms its bauxite order

Conde not convinced of Boffa's general interest status

Former Mauritanian minister in power deal

Spotlight What role did Sable play in 2010 presidential election?

Bribes, the imam and mining engineer

Behind scenes of Hollande's visit to Conakry

Conde’s Malinke guard still rules

Bollore sends security chief to Conakry

Gemalto beats Waymark to elections contract

Conakry's ultimatum to Semafo

CBG to pay more for infrastructure

Henan to shortly sign with Conakry

Khalil Kaba calls shots in presidential palace

Threat over Summa and Simba contract

Cheick Taliby Sylla, a specialist for energy ministry

Andrew Fawthrop, a top asset for Vaalco

Ibrahima Fofana, the president's mines man

Strategic negotiations on transport infrastructure

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What role did Sable play in 2010 presidential election?