Mamadi Doumbouya

United States
US diplomat Dana Banks to run US-Africa summit

The Biden administration's main adviser on Africa, US diplomat Dana Banks, will be in charge of the second US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, scheduled for mid-December.

The New Guard
Guinea, Cameroon, Egypt and Zimbabwe

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

GuineaMoussa Moise Sylla, the former journalist who earned Doumbouya's trust

CameroonGuy Gweth, catalyst of Francophone economic intelligence

EgyptRami El-Dokany, from the Arab Federation of Capital Markets to the Egyptian Exchange.

ZimbabweJoana Mamombe, a youthful asset for Nelson Chamisa's presidential ambitions.

Guinea, Liberia
Robert Friedland hits pause button in Guinea, Liberia

The US-Canadian mining magnate is grappling with political uncertainty in Monrovia and Conakry. While waiting for things to settle down, he has suspended most of his works and has put hundreds of employees on standby.

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.

Congo, Guinea, Turkey
Sassou and Condé met inconspicuously in Turkey

Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso took advantage of his holiday in Turkey to meet Alpha Condé.

Guinea
How Doumbouya and Gomou plan to take back control of mines ministry

With Moussa Magassouba's departure from the department now a certainty, the head of state and the prime minister are working to find a replacement. But they intend to continue to oversee the massive Simandou iron project in-person.

Guinea
Under pressure at home, Guinea's FNDC mobilises its European network

Ordered to disband this month by the ruling junta, the FNDC movement spearheading Guinea's wave of protests is mobilising its networks in Brussels and Paris. It aims to get EU sanctions passed against those it says were behind the crackdown on demonstrations on 28 and 29 July.

Guinea
Doumbouya treads fine line with massacre of 28 September trial

The president of the Guinean transition has pledged that the oft-postponed trial relating to the terrible repression of 2009 will finally take place by this September. A decision that contrasts with the favourable treatment reserved by the transitional authorities for Colonel Claude Pivi and former president Moussa Dadis Camara.

The New Guard
Guinea, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana

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

GuineaDjami Diallo, key to negotiations on the Simandou iron ore project

KenyaOgutu Okudo, oil specialist and Odinga's spin doctor

South AfricaMaropene Ramokgopa, the pro-Ramaphosa leader of the ANC Women's League

GhanaTawiah Agyarko-Kwarteng, social and environmental spokesperson for the cocoa industry

Guinea
OIF sends a new delegation to Conakry

The International Organisation of La francophonie (OIF) sent a an election and a constitutional expert to Conakry.

Spotlight | Guinea
Military rapprochement between Conakry and Paris picks up pace

Unlike in neighbouring Mali, relations between Paris and Conakry haven't particularly suffered from the coup. The interim president Mamadi Doumbouya has now asked for French support to secure the Mali-Guinean border, and although Paris is inclined to help, it remains concerned about the human rights situation in the country.

Guinea
Rio Tinto focuses on local content and ESG for Simandou

In the ongoing negotiations over the Simandou iron ore project, Conakry is primarily focused on infrastructure for the mine. One company developing the deposit, Rio Tinto, is however pushing to make progress on other fronts.

Guinea
Conakry poised to accept Ibn Chambas as mediator?

A few weeks after announcing their intention to again appoint Mohamed Ibn Chambas as mediator for Guinea, ECOWAS foreign ministers are expected at their 3 July summit to reiterate this position

Guinea
Mines minister not invited to latest Simandou meeting

Guinean Minister of Mines, Moussa Magassouba, did not attend the last meeting on 17 June with the investors in the major iron mining proejct in Simandou.

DRC
Despite Tony Blair's insistence, GIP finally says no to the Grand Inga project

The US-based Global Infrastructures Partners, owned by Nigerian businessman Adebayo Ogunlesi, has finally decided not to get involved in the scheme to build vast dams on the mighty Congo river.

Guinea, West Africa
Doumbouya confident of facing down ECOWAS

ECOWAS leaders are making no secret of their irritation with the head of the Guinean transition Mamadi Doumbouya, who has disregarded their calls for a short transition period. He believes his country has sufficient cards in its hand to weather any potential sanctions.

The New Guard
Guinea, Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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

Guinea Abdourahim Barry, the oil ministry's rising star

Ethiopia Mamo Mihretu, Abiy Ahmed Ali's right-hand economics man

Zambia Mwiya Musokotwane, the fintech sector's leading lobbyist

Zimbabwe John Basera, Mnangagwa agricultural programme's golden boy