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Guinea

Bollore makes play for port

Since visiting Conakry on February 3, French businessman Vincent Bollore has sent several of his representatives to the Guinean capital, as part of his conquest strategy.

Subscribers only Politics 09.03.2011

Kabinet Sylla

With a new government now in office, oil and mining companies are trying to figure out who will have the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.03.2011

Andrei Orlov

The Texas-based firm Hyperdynamics, whose only asset at present lies in Guinea’s offshore, is trying its best to diversify its [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.03.2011

Rio Tinto's friends talk Conde around

Saved by the bell on Feb. 23 when president Alpha Conde finally agreed to extend its exploration license on two [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.03.2011

Lula on hand for Conakry-Kankan project

Only VBG, a joint venture between Vale and BSG Resources, [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.03.2011

Spotlight
France’s Bollore on a lucky streak

A former tobacco magnate in Africa, Vincent Bollore had the bright idea to drop that business some time back to return to what was once a core business: shipping. In the space of a few years, the French businessman succeeded [...]

Subscribers only Politics 23.02.2011

Would-be suitors eye Dian Dian bauxite

The huge bauxite deposits at Dian Dian are attracting covetous [...]

Subscribers only Mining 15.02.2011

Spotlight
Cleaning up African politics

Is the African Union just a tad out of touch? While young people, who make up the vast majority of the population in Africa, have been demonstrating in the streets of Tunis, Algiers and Cairo, on January 28 Obiang Nguema [.

Subscribers only Politics 09.02.2011

Bollore calls into Conakry

Vincent Bolloré made a low-key visit to Conakry at the [...]

Subscribers only Business 09.02.2011

Noble Energy throws in towel

Noble Energy has broken off relatively recent talks on acquiring a stake in the offshore block operated by Hyperdynamics.

Subscribers only Energy 08.02.2011

Ray Leonard

The chief executive of Texas-based Hyperdynamics which is active in Guinea’s offshore, Ray Leonard, will shortly join American Friends of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.02.2011

Misunderstanding over Kankan-Conakry railway

The operations of BSG Resources Guinea are being scrutinized by the government formed by Guinea’s new president, Alpha Conde. With [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.02.2011

Christian Sow

The Rusal group has managed to preserve its strong connections in Guinea even though the country is now being governed [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.02.2011

Mysterious contract to extend the Kankan railway

Dropping in on Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso on Jan. 24, [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.02.2011

Conde hits out at contracts

Guinea’s new president, Alpha Conde, seems intent on holding certain [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.01.2011

How Soros is backing new leader

According to Africa Mining Intelligence’s sources, Guinea president Alpha Conde called on billionaire George Soros early this month for assistance [...]

Free access Mining 18.01.2011

February a make-or-break month for Rio Tinto

One of the key issues facing the new mines minister, Mohamed Lamine Fofana, concerns a project to develop the Simandou [...]