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“Simandou, Nimba and Zogota: the long and difficult road to the start of iron ore production”
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Simandou, Nimba and Zogota: the long and difficult road to the start of iron ore production

Guinea, which has some of the biggest unexploited iron ore deposits in the world in its south eastern corner, is also one of the countries in which they are the most difficult to bring into production, principally because of the absence of infrastructures to evacuate the ore. Société Minière de Boké, which has the rights to the northern part of the Simandou project, still believes in its project, however, and this could serve to encourage its neighbours in the southern part, Rio Tinto and Chinalco. Two other nearby iron ore bodies have also attracted the leading figures of the international mining sector, Nimba and Zogota. All this seems to be attracting new investors to adjoining exploration permits. [...]
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy and Guinean president Alpha Condé.
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy and Guinean president Alpha Condé. © Christophe Petit-Tesson/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP
The arrival of a military junta in Conakry opens a new stage, the outcome of which remains uncertain, in the saga of the 2019 agreement between Beny Steinmetz's group and Alpha Condé over the Simandou and Zogota iron ore projects. The deal was negotiated with the help of French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy. [...] (469 words)
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GUINEA Diplomacy 16/09/2021

The secret agenda of ECOWAS heads of state in Accra for Guinea coup summit 

The organisation's heads of state are meeting in Accra on 16 September over the situation in Guinea. Some members are pushing for a 6-month civilian-led transition fiercely opposed by the junta, which hopes to keep control over the transition. [...]
Screenshot of the extraordinary ECOWAS Heads of State and Government meeting on the situation in Guinea, 8 September 2021.
Screenshot of the extraordinary ECOWAS Heads of State and Government meeting on the situation in Guinea, 8 September 2021. © Ecowas/Handout via Reuters

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