Inner circles | Guinea
Doumbouya maintains ever tighter grip on mining sector

Guinea's Minister of Mines Moussa Magassouba in front of a portrait of President Mamadi Doumbouya.
Guinea's Minister of Mines Moussa Magassouba in front of a portrait of President Mamadi Doumbouya. © Twitter/Ministry of Mines and Geology of Guinea
Moussa Magassouba, appointed head of the Guinean Ministry of Mines and Geology after the September 2021 coup, coordinates the beating heart of Guinean economy. However, he has been subject to frequent criticism from both civil society organisations and members of the government. Meanwhile, the sector is very much under the control of junta leader, Mamadi Doumbouya. [...]
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