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Guinea

Despite ECOWAS backing, Zambian candidate fails to win Interpol secretary general role

The Deputy Director of the Zambia Police Service, Mubita Nawa, has failed to convince Interpol's Executive Committee to make him its candidate for the post of Secretary General.

Subscribers only Defence 26.06.2024

Tinubu tipped to remain ECOWAS chair

Nigerian president Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abuja on 29 May 2024. © Yujuan/Xinhua/Newscom/MaxPPP

Free access Diplomacy 20.06.2024

Moscow wants to invite more Guinean officers to its academies

New quotas, yet to be finalised following talks between Russia and Guinea's defence ministries, could be accompanied by an enhanced training offer with a focus on counter-terrorism.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy Running story - Transition in Guinea 19.06.2024

Emmanuel Macron with French Army Chief of Staff, General Thierry Burkhard, in Paris on 11 November 2023, © Ludovic Marin/Pool/AFP

French military readies its African revolution

Paris is finalising plans for the future of France's military presence in Africa, with a completely new structure to be announced shortly.

Subscribers only Defence 18.06.2024

Ukraine's special envoy for Africa and the Middle East, Maksym Subkh, in Kyiv, on 17 May 2024. © Ukrinform/Sipa USA/Reuters

Spotlight
From Dakar to Abidjan, Kyiv hones its African diplomacy

Ukraine is exploring new avenues for economic development in a bid to put an end to the neutrality of West African states in the Russo-Ukrainian war, while also trying to reinvent its previous security cooperation.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 05.06.2024

The fire at Conakry's main fuel depot on 18 December 2023. © Stringer/AFP

Conakry chooses Oryx as fuel supplier

Five months after the Kaloum depot exploded, Oryx has been selected by the junta for a new two-year contract. The authorities have also sought its advice on building a new depot.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity traders 15.05.2024

Fuel trader Okapi locked in legal dispute with TotalEnergies and Vivo

The boss of the small oil trader Okapi is hoping to get the Paris Court of Appeal to overturn a ruling by the International Chamber of Commerce compelling the company to pay $2.1m to fuel distribution giants TotalEnergies and Vivo.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 17.06.2024

ECOWAS heads of state to meet on 7 July

The leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet in Abuja on 7 July for their annual summit.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.06.2024

Gulf of Guinea naval officers gather in Brest

They have been in France since 12 June for a seminar on bilateral cooperation.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 14.06.2024

AMR bauxite operations still paralysed despite court rulings

Two separate Guinean courts have issued orders allowing the company to resume its mining activities, but police are still blocking access to the site. It appears gendarmerie head General Balla Samoura may have a hand in the situation.

Subscribers only Mining 30.05.2024

Confusion around halt at AMR bauxite mine

Alliance Minière Responsable can no longer deliver to its Chinese and Korean customers after gendarmes blocked its mine in Guinea.

Subscribers only Mining 22.05.2024

Luc Briard set to be appointed as France's new ambassador in Conakry

Luc Briard is set to take the helm of the French embassy in Conakry in the coming months. He will replace Marc Fonbaustier, who has been in office since 2020 and is leaving for Abuja.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.05.2024

Spotlight
Mining magnate Robert Friedland's fall from favour in Guinea and Liberia

The North American tycoon no longer has privileged access to presidential palaces in West Africa, and his ambitious projects have been sidelined. Guinea junta leader Mamadi Doumbouya and President Joseph Boakai of Liberia no longer believe in his plans.

Subscribers only Mining 14.05.2024

Robert Friedland during the CRU's World Copper Conference in Santiago, Chile, 9 April 2019.

French generals set sights on the continent's embassy posts

With France's diplomats increasingly less interested in becoming ambassadors in Africa, French army generals look ready to step into their shoes.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.05.2024

Opening of Russian cultural centre in Conakry delayed

The opening of a "Russian House" cultural centre in Conakry, announced in October and originally planned for the first quarter of 2024, will be postponed by several months.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.04.2024

French ambassadors to meet in Cotonou

The 10 or so French ambassadors posted in ECOWAS capitals will gather in Cotonou, Benin for their traditional annual conference on 25-26 April.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.04.2024

In Focus
Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

The Guinean junta is keeping up pressure on the gold group owned by Russian oligarch Alexey Mordashov to get payment of a $200m debt. But the billionaire still has strong connections within the local mining sector, enabling Nordgold to continue to export gold to Dubai in breach of Western sanctions.

Subscribers only Mining 08.04.2024

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Guinea

Despite ECOWAS backing, Zambian candidate fails to win Interpol secretary general role

Tinubu tipped to remain ECOWAS chair

Moscow wants to invite more Guinean officers to its academies

French military readies its African revolution

Spotlight
From Dakar to Abidjan, Kyiv hones its African diplomacy

Conakry chooses Oryx as fuel supplier

Fuel trader Okapi locked in legal dispute with TotalEnergies and Vivo

ECOWAS heads of state to meet on 7 July

Gulf of Guinea naval officers gather in Brest

AMR bauxite operations still paralysed despite court rulings

Confusion around halt at AMR bauxite mine

Luc Briard set to be appointed as France's new ambassador in Conakry

Spotlight
Mining magnate Robert Friedland's fall from favour in Guinea and Liberia

French generals set sights on the continent's embassy posts

Opening of Russian cultural centre in Conakry delayed

French ambassadors to meet in Cotonou

In Focus
Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

Spotlight
Fadi Wazni lobbies for €1.5bn alumnia refinery

New mines minister regains control of Simandou iron ore project

ECOWAS seeks funds for 'anti-terrorist' force

Interpol explores new form of police cooperation in West Africa

China and US groups battle for Trans-Guinean contract

Rabat ramps up religious presence in Conakry

EU seeks to redirect Mali border security funds to Guinea

Spotlight
Robert Friedland's Nimba iron ore dilemma

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Guinea

Despite ECOWAS backing, Zambian candidate fails to win Interpol secretary general role

Tinubu tipped to remain ECOWAS chair

Moscow wants to invite more Guinean officers to its academies

French military readies its African revolution

Spotlight From Dakar to Abidjan, Kyiv hones its African diplomacy

Conakry chooses Oryx as fuel supplier

Fuel trader Okapi locked in legal dispute with TotalEnergies and Vivo

ECOWAS heads of state to meet on 7 July

Gulf of Guinea naval officers gather in Brest

AMR bauxite operations still paralysed despite court rulings

Confusion around halt at AMR bauxite mine

Luc Briard set to be appointed as France's new ambassador in Conakry

Spotlight Mining magnate Robert Friedland's fall from favour in Guinea and Liberia

French generals set sights on the continent's embassy posts

Opening of Russian cultural centre in Conakry delayed

French ambassadors to meet in Cotonou

In Focus Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

Spotlight Fadi Wazni lobbies for €1.5bn alumnia refinery

New mines minister regains control of Simandou iron ore project

ECOWAS seeks funds for 'anti-terrorist' force

Interpol explores new form of police cooperation in West Africa

China and US groups battle for Trans-Guinean contract

Rabat ramps up religious presence in Conakry

EU seeks to redirect Mali border security funds to Guinea

Spotlight Robert Friedland's Nimba iron ore dilemma

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Spotlight
From Dakar to Abidjan, Kyiv hones its African diplomacy

Spotlight
Mining magnate Robert Friedland's fall from favour in Guinea and Liberia

In Focus
Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

Spotlight
Fadi Wazni lobbies for €1.5bn alumnia refinery

Spotlight
Robert Friedland's Nimba iron ore dilemma