Bauxite

Guinea
Millionaires' duel kicks off for Guinean Football Federation chairmanship

The Guinean Football Federation (FEGUIFOOT) has been run by a "normalisation" committee since November 2021 but will have to find a new chairman during the coming months. Two wealthy businessmen are frontrunners for the post.

Guinea
Kaloum Hotel owner Dennis Lin moves into bauxite

Silver Valley International, the company which owns Conakry's Kaloum hotel prized by the authorities, has applied for an operating licence for Bauxite mines north-east of the capital, despite having no previous experience in this field.

Guinea
Junta helps Barry Angola to jettison his Emirati bauxite partner

Businessman Thierno Madiou Barry has received support from the Ministry of Mines to oust his partner Butti Mohamed al-Qubaisi, despite the intervention of the Abu Dhabi ambassador. However, the new partners Barry claims to have found - Citibank, CRCC and CECC - have not yet formalised their support for his gigantic mining project.

The New Guard
Guinea, Ethiopia, Togo, South Africa

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights the next generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

Guinea Louis Camara, a miner taking on the oil sector

Ethiopia Brook Taye, Addis's economic eminence grise

Togo Karl Lawson, cyber events guru

South Africa Philani Mthembu, batting for BRICS

East Africa, Nigeria, West Africa
How is Coral Energy fuelling its expansion in Africa?

In recent months the Dubai oil trading company Coral, which has always maintained close ties with Russia, has been stepping up its activities in Africa, prompting speculation among its competitors as to the provenance of its consignments.

Guinea
Rio Tinto seeks UN support at Simandou

Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto just approached UN Capital Development Fund for help developping projects for the local population around the enormous Simandou iron deposit in Guinea.

Guinea
Fadi Wazni edges closer to his alumina refinery dream

Guinea : the Franco-Guinean businessman of Lebanese origin Fadi Wazni has received the green light from Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya for his alumina refinery

Guinea
Tax authorities order mining companies to pay their dues quickly

Tax authority director general Mory Camara and his staff have sent out a number of letters to the mining companies in recent weeks, ordering them to pay their dues quickly.

Senegal
Sall greenlights Atepa's Africa Steel and Aluminium Alliance project

Dans un courrier daté du 7 octobre, le président sénégalais Macky Sall a apporté son soutien à Pierre Goudiaby Atepa pour la mise en œuvre de son mégaprojet annoncé en mai, l'Africa Steel and Aluminium Alliance.

Namibia
Andreas Palfi advises Canadian miner Metalex in Namibia project

Namibian consultant Andreas Palfi is advising Canadian mining firm Metalex in its bid for four exploration permits in the 'Otavia triangle' in the north of the country.

Guinea
Conakry turns to French bank Natixis to finance 'Côtière' power line

Guinea has asked Natixis to submit a financing offer for a project to supply electricity to the northwest of the country, a major bauxite mining area where a range of foreign and domestic mining firms are active.

Ivory Coast
Businessman Moumouni Bictogo consults on new dry bulk terminal

The Ivorian businessman Moumouni Bictogo, who is active in bauxite and plans to partner up with four companies present in the manganese and nickel sectors, has his sights set on a major infrastructure project designed to overcome congestion at the Port of Abidjan.

Guinea
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.

Guinea
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.

Guinea
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.

The New Guard
Morocco, Guinea, Zimbabwe and Libya

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence reveals the next generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

MoroccoMakhzen keeping tabs on Obaid Amrane's rising star.

GuineaMamadou Diallo, from the embassy to the World Bank.

ZimbabweJohn Paradza, a key player in Mnangagwe's battle for the youth vote.

LibyeKhalid Chaouki, former Italian MP growing his Tripoli business network.