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MPs to ratify convention for blocks 1 and 2 on Simandou iron ore project

Guinean members of parliament are due in the next few days to ratify the mining convention which will open the way to development of the Simandou iron ore project by Société Minière de Boké.

Subscribers only Mining Running Story - Iron ore in Guinea 24.06.2020

A large rally organised by the opposition coalition in Bamako on 18 June. © Reuters

Lowdown on international intervention to help unlock Bamako political standoff

ECOWAS mission, UN intervention and AU action - the international community is concerned to see a key country in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel at a political impasse and has stepped up its action. Meanwhile, the M5 protest movement is still calling for Keïta to go.

Subscribers only Politics 24.06.2020

Military equipment specialist Marck opens first African branch in Abidjan

French military equipment producer Marck opened its first unit outside of France in Abidjan in June, the Compagnie Africaine de Défense et de Sécurité.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 23.06.2020

Governments seek guidance on hidden pitfalls of G20 debt moratorium

For African countries, taking advantage of the G20 moratorium on bilateral debt during the Covid-19 pandemic could lead to unforeseen consequences, especially in terms of their credit ratings. A number of banks and law firms have been guiding them through this financial minefield.

Subscribers only Finance, Business Running Story - Debt diplomacy 22.06.2020

Total forced to postpone negotiations with Condé over offshore blocks

On 13 March, the Guinean president Alpha Condé approved by decree the start of talks between his country and Total with a view to reaching a deal on the terms and conditions for exploring blocks A4 and C2, only for the process to be put on hold due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Subscribers only Energy 22.06.2020

Action Air keen to deploy its planes over Libreville-to-Dakar coastline

French aerial mapping firm Action Air Environnement, which is already present in Togo, is in talks with Gabon and Senegal about making its observation planes available. The aim is to combat maritime pollution and strengthen coastal surveillance in a region rich in fisheries and oil resources.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 18.06.2020

Operation Barkhane commanders' second life

Some of the generals who led France's largest overseas military operation are leaving the Army without their hoped-for promotion while others have been better in leveraging their experience in the Sahel.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.06.2020

General Pascal Facon, current commander of Operation Barkhane.

Chalco and Ashapura's new neighbour AGB2A exports its first bauxite

After obtaining the right to mine on two bauxite permits, Chinese-Guinean consortium AGB2A has sent a first 200,000-tonne shipment to China

Free access Mining 16.06.2020

Millenium Challenge Corp: Engie and Akuo among eight selected for mini-grid build

Eight foreign power producers and Millennium Challenge Account Benin II (MCA-Benin II) are now days away from signing their co-financing deal delayed by the outbreak of the global Covid-19 pandemic.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 16.06.2020

American Hospital of Paris turns itself into Covid-19 treatment centre but not just for VIPs

At the suggestion of several military doctors who had previously been at Paris's Val de Grace Hospital, the privately owned American Hospital of Paris, which has traditionally been a favourite with ailing African VIPs, reinvented itself as a specialised Covid-19 treatment centre for the duration of the crisis

Subscribers only Business 15.06.2020

Avisa Partners brings in former French presidential aides to handle its African business

Avisa Partners, which is tasked with lobbying urgently for Mauritius and organising this year's Dakar peace forum, has put its African business in the hands of two former French presidential aides, Sylvain Fort and Maurice Gourdalt-Montagne.

Subscribers only Politics 12.06.2020

OpinionWay plumps for Abidjan as regional base

In the coming days, the French polling company is due to officially announce the opening of a west African regional office in the Ivorian economic capital.

Subscribers only Business 12.06.2020

June is Sahel month for French diplomats

What with the presidency of the UN Security Council, the renewal of MINUSMA's mandate and the Coalition for the Sahel in June, and the G5 Sahel summit in early July in Mauritania, the Sahel region is set to keep French diplomats very busy during the next few weeks.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.06.2020

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian.

Chambrier and Gondjout queen it over African logistics

Roselyne Chambrier Chalobah and Laura Olga Gondjout, both from Gabonese political dynasties which went into opposition, respectively represent the interests of competing African logistics giants Arise P&L and Monaco Resources.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 11.06.2020

Indian trader Trade World Exim moves into bauxite mining

India's Trade World Exim has decided to expand into the Guinean bauxite mining and trading market, in which Asian groups are already dominant.

Subscribers only Mining 09.06.2020

Algiers strives to return to centre stage in the Sahel

Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been trying for several weeks to bring his influence to bear on the situation in the Sahel. He is relying particularly on African Union peace and security commissioner Smaïl Chergui, who is leading an intense lobbying operation in favour of deployment of a 3,000-strong AU force in the region.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.06.2020

Smaïl Chergui, Africa Union peace and security commissioner.

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Tehran flutters its eyelashes at Conakry as it looks for bauxite to reduce its aluminium costs

Iran, which needs aluminium to boost its industrial activity despite its serious financial difficulties, is trying to relaunch its Dabola-Tougué bauxite project in Guinea. This would enable it to import bauxite and process it in its own plants, which would be cheaper than buying aluminium directly abroad.

Subscribers only Mining 04.06.2020

Inner circle
Gagan Gupta's French troops

Though now active in Africa via the three Arise mega-funds, Indian-Singaporean agribusiness giant Olam still relies on French advisors to help guide its path.

Subscribers only Business 04.06.2020

Security Council to probe Sahel army abuses

The United Nations Security Council has set itself a tall task for its 5 June meeting: overview the G5 Sahel States but also look into accusations of abuse against several of the coalition's national armed forces.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 03.06.2020

AFD seeks to promote greater passenger use of Conakry Express

To ease congestion in Conakry, which is lacking transport infrastructure, the Agence Française de Développement is looking into a project to increase passenger numbers on the Conakry Express.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 02.06.2020

Lebanese giant Arabian Construction Co takes first steps in Africa

For a long time a key presence in the United Arab Emirates and then in Saudi Arabia, the Arabian Construction Co conglomerate is seeking to break into the African market.

Subscribers only Business 01.06.2020

Billionaire Konstantin Malofeev turns his attentions to Africa

After getting involved in the pro-Russian Donbass region of Ukraine, the Russian tycoon Konstantin Malofeev has taken an interest in Africa. He has donated two kit-set laboratories to the DRC to help the country fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

Subscribers only Business 28.05.2020

Beny Steinmetz counter-attacks Vale in Simandou saga, insisting it was aware of licence risks

In his latest legal broadside against Vale about a joint venture on Guinea's Simandou iron ore project, Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz rejects all accusations of wrongdoing. Claiming that the Brazilian mining giant knew the score before teaming up with his company, Steinmetz says it cannot now sue him on this front.

Subscribers only Mining 27.05.2020

Beny Steinmetz, CEO of Beny Steinmetz Group Resources

Inner circle
Trump and Biden's Africa advisors in 2020 race for White House

Although Africa will play no role in the run-up to the presidential election in November, both main camps have appointed an expert advisor on the continent.

Subscribers only Politics 25.05.2020

Former vice president Joe Biden and President Donald Trump.

Conakry's Bus Rapid Transit project under threat from Covid-19 and elections

The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, which would involve the use of buses carrying up to 205 people and operating on specially reserved routes, is a key component in the Conakry urban development plan (PDU) submitted to the Guinean authorities in late 2019.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 22.05.2020

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Guinea

MPs to ratify convention for blocks 1 and 2 on Simandou iron ore project

Lowdown on international intervention to help unlock Bamako political standoff

Military equipment specialist Marck opens first African branch in Abidjan

Governments seek guidance on hidden pitfalls of G20 debt moratorium

Total forced to postpone negotiations with Condé over offshore blocks

Action Air keen to deploy its planes over Libreville-to-Dakar coastline

Operation Barkhane commanders' second life

Chalco and Ashapura's new neighbour AGB2A exports its first bauxite

Millenium Challenge Corp: Engie and Akuo among eight selected for mini-grid build

American Hospital of Paris turns itself into Covid-19 treatment centre but not just for VIPs

Avisa Partners brings in former French presidential aides to handle its African business

OpinionWay plumps for Abidjan as regional base

June is Sahel month for French diplomats

Chambrier and Gondjout queen it over African logistics

Indian trader Trade World Exim moves into bauxite mining

Algiers strives to return to centre stage in the Sahel

Spotlight
Tehran flutters its eyelashes at Conakry as it looks for bauxite to reduce its aluminium costs

Inner circle
Gagan Gupta's French troops

Security Council to probe Sahel army abuses

AFD seeks to promote greater passenger use of Conakry Express

Lebanese giant Arabian Construction Co takes first steps in Africa

Billionaire Konstantin Malofeev turns his attentions to Africa

Beny Steinmetz counter-attacks Vale in Simandou saga, insisting it was aware of licence risks

Inner circle
Trump and Biden's Africa advisors in 2020 race for White House

Conakry's Bus Rapid Transit project under threat from Covid-19 and elections

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Guinea

MPs to ratify convention for blocks 1 and 2 on Simandou iron ore project

Lowdown on international intervention to help unlock Bamako political standoff

Military equipment specialist Marck opens first African branch in Abidjan

Governments seek guidance on hidden pitfalls of G20 debt moratorium

Total forced to postpone negotiations with Condé over offshore blocks

Action Air keen to deploy its planes over Libreville-to-Dakar coastline

Operation Barkhane commanders' second life

Chalco and Ashapura's new neighbour AGB2A exports its first bauxite

Millenium Challenge Corp: Engie and Akuo among eight selected for mini-grid build

American Hospital of Paris turns itself into Covid-19 treatment centre but not just for VIPs

Avisa Partners brings in former French presidential aides to handle its African business

OpinionWay plumps for Abidjan as regional base

June is Sahel month for French diplomats

Chambrier and Gondjout queen it over African logistics

Indian trader Trade World Exim moves into bauxite mining

Algiers strives to return to centre stage in the Sahel

Spotlight Tehran flutters its eyelashes at Conakry as it looks for bauxite to reduce its aluminium costs

Inner circle Gagan Gupta's French troops

Security Council to probe Sahel army abuses

AFD seeks to promote greater passenger use of Conakry Express

Lebanese giant Arabian Construction Co takes first steps in Africa

Billionaire Konstantin Malofeev turns his attentions to Africa

Beny Steinmetz counter-attacks Vale in Simandou saga, insisting it was aware of licence risks

Inner circle Trump and Biden's Africa advisors in 2020 race for White House

Conakry's Bus Rapid Transit project under threat from Covid-19 and elections

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Spotlight
Tehran flutters its eyelashes at Conakry as it looks for bauxite to reduce its aluminium costs

Inner circle
Gagan Gupta's French troops

Inner circle
Trump and Biden's Africa advisors in 2020 race for White House