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

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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 Africa. To achieve its goals, the Turkish government is counting on the assistance of its religious networks.

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. [...] (291 words)

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Fatih Volkan Kazova
Gonca Yilmaz Batur
Hilmi Ege Türemen
Nail Olpak

Guiter plans to mine the materials it needs to complete Kankan-Mandiana road

Guinean construction and mining company Guiter has renewed its granite and laterite mining permits with a view to using its production to complete the major road contract it won from the government in Conakry in 2014 but which has still to come into service.

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India's Odhav group hopes to strike a new bonanza on the edges of Simandou

Odhav Multi Industries, which has been looking to get into Guinea's iron ore mining business for several months, has applied for permits adjacent to Simandou, one of the biggest unexploited iron ore deposits in the world

Unloading an iron cargo in the port of Forecariah, Guinea.

The Minister of Mines of Guinea Abdoulaye Magassouba. © Tim Cocks/Reuters

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GUINEA 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.

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Summa, Erdogan's best ambassador in Malabo

The opening of a new Turkish embassy in Equatorial Guinea has crowned an already vigorous partnership between Ankara and the Obiang family, cemented by numerous contracts for Turkish companies, including the Summa conglomerate.

Meeting between the President of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema and Selim Bora, president of the Turkish conglomerate Summa, in April 2019.

Turkish Ambassador to Niger Mustafa Türker Ari with President Mahamadou Issoufou, in February 2020. © Turkish Embassy in Niamey/Facebook

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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.

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Turkish tycoon and Erdogan pal, Ahmet Calik embarks on mining adventure

Riding on the honeymoon phase of Ankara and Conakry's political and economic relations (WAN 811), Turkish billionaire Ahmet Calik, who is close to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has secured a strategic mining alliance with the Guinean government.

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