Vol 56 No 16 | GUINEA The Sampil truth 6th August 2015 Questions remain about the nature of Sable Mining’s relationship with the government of President Alpha Condé. Questions remain about the nature of Sable Mining’s relationship with the government of President Alpha Condé. How an inexperienced iron ore mining company with limited cash managed to...
Vol 56 No 15 | GUINEA Condé pushes for new mine 22nd July 2015 The President wants at least one new mining project up and running by the time of this year’s presidential election In his haste to make new mining deals with Chinese bauxite companies, President Alpha Condé has stepped on some toes, including those of the British government.
Vol 56 No 11 | GUINEA Massacre? Moi? 29th May 2015 January saw the birth of a new party – Forces patriotiques pour la démocratie et le développement (FPDD). The similarity to the name the last military junta gave...
Vol 56 No 5 | GUINEA A dream deferred 6th March 2015 The economic slowdown, low steel demand and law suits block the development of the world’s largest iron ore deposit Potential can be a heavy burden. That is the feeling in Conakry as President Alpha Condé and his advisors watch the prospects of economic development financed by minerals...
Vol 55 No 19 | GUINEA Never give it up 25th September 2014 Tycoon Beny Steinmetz is using every device he can to contest the Conakry government's decision to take away his iron-ore mining licence. Steinmetz, who is under investigation, along...
Vol 55 No 17 | GUINEA Capital flight 29th August 2014 A storm broke over President Alpha Condé's government after Senegalese customs seized US$8 million in US dollar and euro banknotes from a small aircraft that had flown from...
Vol 55 No 9 | GUINEA Rio's grand suit 2nd May 2014 No sooner had the Guinean government cancelled the licences of Beny Steinmetz and Brazil's Vale for the Simandou iron ore deposit than Rio Tinto sued them in New...
Vol 55 No 8 | GUINEA Beny fights on 18th April 2014 If the Guinean government cancels the licences of the Beny Steinmetz Group Resources to exploit Blocks 1 and 2 of the Simandou iron-ore reserves, the BSGR will continue...
Vol 55 No 7 | GUINEAMINING Condé tests Steinmetz 3rd April 2014 This month, ministers in Conakry are due to announce a landmark decision on the future of the world's biggest iron ore reserves Beny Steinmetz, the Israeli billionaire whose stake in Guinea's giant Simandou iron ore deposit is in dispute, is having a bad year. Last month, Beny Steinmetz Group Resources...
Vol 55 No 3 | GUINEA Condé's house clearance 7th February 2014 President Alpha Condé’s 21 January reshuffle removed politicians left over from the days of General Lansana Conté, although Naby Youssouf Kiridi Bangoura remains Presidency Secretary General. Nanténin Chérif...