Since summer 2019, the Guinean government, helped by several international consulting companies, has been trying to get under way an ambitious barge port project in Konta in the south western part of the country, where there is currently only a small unloading quay. The purpose of the port, which is still at the planning stage, is to provide an outlet for production at the Yomboyeli iron ore mine yet to come into operation. In recent months, negotiations have been in progress in different government