Bauxite

Guinea
AMR bauxite operations still paralysed despite court rulings

Two separate Guinean courts have issued orders allowing the company to resume its mining activities, but police are still blocking access to the site. It appears gendarmerie head General Balla Samoura may have a hand in the situation.

Guinea
Confusion around halt at AMR bauxite mine

Alliance Minière Responsable can no longer deliver to its Chinese and Korean customers after gendarmes blocked its mine in Guinea.

Angola
Rio Tinto keeps close eye on progress at Chiri diamonds project

The mining giant's boss Jakob Stausholm dispatched four emissaries to Angola in mid-April. Their mission was to assess progress on the firm’s two largest projects on the continent.

Uganda
Kampala hopes to capitalise on US-China race for graphite and rare earths

The Ugandan government plans to take advantage of Beijing and Washington's appetite for energy transition minerals to consolidate its mining industry, which is still in its infancy in these sectors.

Ivory Coast
Ouattara allies squabble over Bougouanou bauxite

The mining project launched by Moumouni Bictogo has prompted rifts between shareholders close to the presidential party, and the affair has now gone to court following a complaint by Ivorian businessman Léo Guigui.

Guinea
Ex-minister Kanté sent for trial over alleged bauxite fraud

Former mines minister Ahmed Kanté now heads GIC, a mining company which controls a major bauxite mining project in Boké. He is having to defend himself, however, against an accusation that he abused the confidence of his former Russian partner, Alexander Zotov.

Guinea
Bauxite: Chalco under pressure to restart production in Boffa

Three ministers travelled to Boffa in mid-November to try and resolve the dispute between the Chinese group's local subsidiary, its employees and local communities. Production stopped at the site on 23 October and the government wants it restarted urgently.

The New Guard
Guinea, Kenya, Ethiopia

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

GuineaAboubacar Sidiki Kanté, lawyer and fixer to miners and industry

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EthiopiaCherinet Hariffo, active in the diaspora

Guinea
Bauxite: bitter legal battle between Bel Air Mining and former deputy CEO

Alufer Mining's subsidiary is struggling with financial problems after being fined over the recent sinking of a bauxite barge. It now finds itself embroiled in a legal battle and has appointed a former Alpha Condé minister as its executive director.

Guinea
Ministry of Mines approves sale of SBG

Minister of Mines Moussa Magassouba approved the sale of Société des Bauxites de Guinée to Kouroussa Mining, owned by Mamady Nabé.

Egypt
Egypt lures foreign steel investment as local firms struggle

The Egyptian government is encouraging the arrival of foreign investors in the steel industry. Local companies, which are already struggling to cope with rising steel prices, are concerned about this new competition.

Spotlight | Guinea
Monaco Resources Group's scheme to ditch mining assets

Metalcorp has sold its majority stake in Société des Bauxites de Guinée without informing its co-shareholders. This sale occurred only months after Metalcorp, a highly indebted subsidiary of Monaco Resources Group, was discreetly taken out of the conglomerate.

Guinea
Winning seeks fresh bauxite in Boffa corridor

The Singaporean mining logistics giant has partnered with Guinean mining companies Kimbo and GIC to help it meet growing Chinese demand. Its Chinese rival COSCO, in partnership with Chalco and SD Mining, is also present in the region.