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Guinea

Defence firm Streit courts army high commands from Abuja to Conakry

Following the opening of a military production facility in Uganda over the summer, the Emirati firm Streit Group is now setting out to conquer West Africa. It is eyeing a partnership with Dicon, the Nigerian public defence conglomerate, as well as new opportunities in Guinea.

Subscribers only Defence 11.10.2022

Rio Tinto and WCS in talks over Simandou

The Anglo-Australian giant Rio Tinto and Winning Consortium Simandou are finally seeking to coordinate their respective projects at the Simandou iron ore site. These discussions have been made possible by Winning International's newly ascendant position within WCS and a change in the personnel leading the discussions.

Subscribers only Mining Running story - Iron ore in Guinea 10.10.2022

France offers Conakry military support to protect border with Mali

To stop the spread into Guinea of jihadist groups operating in neighbouring Mali, France has responded favourably to Guinea leader Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya request for military assistance along its northeastern border.

Subscribers only Defence 07.10.2022

Ukraine war prompts Brussels to delay delivery of French armoured vehicles to Africa

The armed forces of Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Gabon will have to wait a little longer to receive the first transfers of French armoured personnel carriers under the Integrated Ground Mobility and Protection Programme that Paris launched last year.

Subscribers only Defence Running story - Russia-Ukraine war 06.10.2022

ECOWAS split over how to deal with Doumbouya junta

The Economic Community of West African States' decision to impose sanctions on Guinea's junta was the result of a fragile consensus and is far from being unanimously backed by its member countries.

Subscribers only Politics Running story - Transition in Guinea 03.10.2022

Guinea foreign minister pursues other goals while in US

Morissanda Kouyaté recently travelled to New York and Washington for the United Nations General Assembly. The foreign minister made the most of his trip to boost Conakry's ties with a number of Gulf countries and improve its fraught relationship with the Biden administration.

Subscribers only Diplomacy Running story - Transition in Guinea 28.09.2022

Robert Friedland's discreet meetings with Guinea coup leader Doumbouya

The mining magnate Robert Friedland was received three times in July and September by the Guinean junta leader Mamadi Doumbouya. The billionaire and the colonel discussed at great length projects and strategy for developing the country's mining sector.

Subscribers only Mining 27.09.2022

Robert Friedland addresses the delegates at the African Mining Indaba 2022 conference in Cape Town, South Africa, May 11, 2022.

Spotlight
Nordgold gets creative to refine its African gold in the Emirates

The Russian mining firm, whose main shareholder Alexey Mordashov is under European sanctions following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has had to work out new paths to get its Guinean and Burkinabe gold production to refineries in the United Arab Emirates.

Subscribers only Mining 23.09.2022

Alexei Mordashov, Nordgold's main shareholder, has been targeted by European sanctions.

Doumbouya tightens his diplomatic belt

The leader of the transition recently tasked his foreign minister with reviewing the performance of Guinea's diplomatic representatives abroad, his aim being to improve the efficiency of the country's embassies.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.09.2022

Spotlight
Inside the EU's new security lab

The European Union is drawing up the contours of a new programme to boost the armies of the countries of the Sahel and Gulf of Guinea. Already widely used to support Ukraine in the face of the Russian invasion, the European Peace Facility must be at the center of this new West African strategy.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 21.09.2022

Robert Friedland hits pause button in Guinea, Liberia

The US-Canadian mining magnate is grappling with political uncertainty in Monrovia and Conakry. While waiting for things to settle down, he has suspended most of his works and has put hundreds of employees on standby.

Subscribers only Mining 20.09.2022

Beijing triggers new dynamic at Simandou

The creation of Beijing's new iron ore purchasing arm, China Mineral Resources Group, led by Baowu Steel executives, is likely to entail changes for Chinese state firms involved in the two consortiums that own the colossal Guinean deposit.

Subscribers only Mining 15.09.2022

Beijing plugs its "narrative" through Guinean press

As part of its efforts to improve its image on the African continent, China ramped up its media presence in Guinea last month, including pushing its "narrative" on the thorny Taiwan issue.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.09.2022

Sassou and Condé met inconspicuously in Turkey

Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso took advantage of his holiday in Turkey to meet Alpha Condé.

Subscribers only Politics 02.09.2022

Beny Steinmetz's group tries to appeal in Paris over Simandou iron arbitration

After losing to the Guinean state, which it accuses of expropriation, the Franco-Israeli billionaire's company, Beny Steinmetz Group Resources (BSGR), is seeking to overturn the decision of the World Bank arbitration tribunal. It is invoking the out-of-court settlement obtained by Nicolas Sarkozy in 2019.

Subscribers only Mining 01.09.2022

How Doumbouya and Gomou plan to take back control of mines ministry

With Moussa Magassouba's departure from the department now a certainty, the head of state and the prime minister are working to find a replacement. But they intend to continue to oversee the massive Simandou iron project in-person.

Subscribers only Mining 31.08.2022

In Focus
High hopes and pitfalls ahead after Marriott, Loum Diagne and Fakhoury take over Club Med sites

Businessmen in Senegal and Ivory Coast are dreaming of building luxury resorts on sites abandoned by the French operator Club Med. But Covid has hit the tourism sector hard.

Subscribers only Business 29.08.2022

Archive photo of the Club Med Amun hotel in Aswan, Egypt.

UN expert panels at the heart of Security Council tensions

The appointment of UN-mandated expert panels is being increasingly hotly debated in New York. On one side are the P3 members of the US, France and UK, and on the other the P2 of Russia and China.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 29.08.2022

Fall family facilitate Cellou Dalein Diallo's visit to New York

The leading opponent of the Guinean junta, Cellou Dalein Diallo, travelled to the United States in June. The New York leg of his tour was in part organised by the Falls, a powerful family of the diaspora that has been pulling strings behind the scenes for Guinea's former prime minister.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.08.2022

Cellou Dalein Diallo, Guinean opposition leader.

Beny Steinmetz changes strategy for his appeal case in Geneva

Convicted in 2021 for corruption, Franco-Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz is to be tried on appeal in Geneva from Monday. He has parted ways with Marc Bonnant, his longtime lawyer on this case, and has also appointed a PR team to lead the offensive on the media front.

Subscribers only Mining 25.08.2022

Under pressure at home, Guinea's FNDC mobilises its European network

Ordered to disband this month by the ruling junta, the FNDC movement spearheading Guinea's wave of protests is mobilising its networks in Brussels and Paris. It aims to get EU sanctions passed against those it says were behind the crackdown on demonstrations on 28 and 29 July.

Subscribers only Politics 24.08.2022

Why the next ECOWAS summit will be held in Abuja

Although he has been president of the Economic Community of West African States since July, Umaro Sissoco Embaló will not host the next summit of the regional organisation in Guinea-Bissau.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.08.2022

Doumbouya treads fine line with massacre of 28 September trial

The president of the Guinean transition has pledged that the oft-postponed trial relating to the terrible repression of 2009 will finally take place by this September. A decision that contrasts with the favourable treatment reserved by the transitional authorities for Colonel Claude Pivi and former president Moussa Dadis Camara.

Subscribers only Politics 29.07.2022

Global Voice Group turns to US courts in Conakry litigation

After winning an arbitration case against the Guinean state in Paris, Global Voice Group is seeking to have the ruling recognised by the US. Conakry was ordered to pay more than $20 million to the telecommunications firm.

Subscribers only Business 27.07.2022

French ex-foreign minister coaches successor and new defence minister on African issues

French President Emmanuel Macron has asked his ex-minister Jean-Yves Le Drian to brief the new defence minister Sébastien Lecornu and the new foreign minister Catherine Colonna on African issues.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.07.2022

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DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Guinea

Defence firm Streit courts army high commands from Abuja to Conakry

Rio Tinto and WCS in talks over Simandou

France offers Conakry military support to protect border with Mali

Ukraine war prompts Brussels to delay delivery of French armoured vehicles to Africa

ECOWAS split over how to deal with Doumbouya junta

Guinea foreign minister pursues other goals while in US

Robert Friedland's discreet meetings with Guinea coup leader Doumbouya

Spotlight
Nordgold gets creative to refine its African gold in the Emirates

Doumbouya tightens his diplomatic belt

Spotlight
Inside the EU's new security lab

Robert Friedland hits pause button in Guinea, Liberia

Beijing triggers new dynamic at Simandou

Beijing plugs its "narrative" through Guinean press

Sassou and Condé met inconspicuously in Turkey

Beny Steinmetz's group tries to appeal in Paris over Simandou iron arbitration

How Doumbouya and Gomou plan to take back control of mines ministry

In Focus
High hopes and pitfalls ahead after Marriott, Loum Diagne and Fakhoury take over Club Med sites

UN expert panels at the heart of Security Council tensions

Fall family facilitate Cellou Dalein Diallo's visit to New York

Beny Steinmetz changes strategy for his appeal case in Geneva

Under pressure at home, Guinea's FNDC mobilises its European network

Why the next ECOWAS summit will be held in Abuja

Doumbouya treads fine line with massacre of 28 September trial

Global Voice Group turns to US courts in Conakry litigation

French ex-foreign minister coaches successor and new defence minister on African issues

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Guinea

Defence firm Streit courts army high commands from Abuja to Conakry

Rio Tinto and WCS in talks over Simandou

France offers Conakry military support to protect border with Mali

Ukraine war prompts Brussels to delay delivery of French armoured vehicles to Africa

ECOWAS split over how to deal with Doumbouya junta

Guinea foreign minister pursues other goals while in US

Robert Friedland's discreet meetings with Guinea coup leader Doumbouya

Spotlight Nordgold gets creative to refine its African gold in the Emirates

Doumbouya tightens his diplomatic belt

Spotlight Inside the EU's new security lab

Robert Friedland hits pause button in Guinea, Liberia

Beijing triggers new dynamic at Simandou

Beijing plugs its "narrative" through Guinean press

Sassou and Condé met inconspicuously in Turkey

Beny Steinmetz's group tries to appeal in Paris over Simandou iron arbitration

How Doumbouya and Gomou plan to take back control of mines ministry

In Focus High hopes and pitfalls ahead after Marriott, Loum Diagne and Fakhoury take over Club Med sites

UN expert panels at the heart of Security Council tensions

Fall family facilitate Cellou Dalein Diallo's visit to New York

Beny Steinmetz changes strategy for his appeal case in Geneva

Under pressure at home, Guinea's FNDC mobilises its European network

Why the next ECOWAS summit will be held in Abuja

Doumbouya treads fine line with massacre of 28 September trial

Global Voice Group turns to US courts in Conakry litigation

French ex-foreign minister coaches successor and new defence minister on African issues

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DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Spotlight
Nordgold gets creative to refine its African gold in the Emirates

Spotlight
Inside the EU's new security lab

In Focus
High hopes and pitfalls ahead after Marriott, Loum Diagne and Fakhoury take over Club Med sites