After an inaugural trip by President Mamadi Doumbouya on 12 October 2026, the TransGuinean railway line must gradually accommodate passengers and commercial freight beyond the iron ore of Simandou. However, the commissioning remains...
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Moussa Oularé: « Procurement must now be seen as a strategic function »
For a long time seen as an essentially administrative function, the Purchasing function now occupies an increasing place in the management of business performance. In Guinea, as in the rest of the African continent, its professionalization poses...
Guinea: Wabtec signs over $700 million contract for TransGuinean locomotives
For several years, Wabtec will provide maintenance and operational support to the TransGuinean locomotive fleet. The contract brings the cumulative value of agreements with the Company to over $1.2 billion...
Guinea: Chinese consortium presents mining corridor project over $3 billion
On 16 September 2026, a consortium of Chinese companies led by SPIC and Chinalco presented Guinea's Prime Minister Amadou Oury Bah with a mining corridor project linking the area of Santou with the maritime facade of Cape Verga. The program plans...
Guinea: €269.5 million from BIDC, including part for 84 km of roads in Upper Guinea
Guinea signed on 10 September 2026 in Conakry three loan agreements with the ECOWAS Investment and Development Bank (BIDC) for a cumulative amount of €269.546 million. The main aspect of transport and logistics concerns...
An efficient supply chain is based primarily on the organisation
Exclusive interview Africa supply chain magazine – n°17 : Mamoudou TOUNKARA -Associate Director, Grenier de Guinée From collection in the production basins to export, the performance of the agricultural sectors is built at each stage of the production...
Conakry Terminal: Édouard Léno appointed Managing Director to replace Emmanuel Masson
Conakry Terminal announced the appointment of Édouard Léno as Director General. He succeeded Emmanuel Masson, who managed the container terminal of the Autonomous Port of Conakry for more than five years. The transition between the two leaders was marked by...
Supply Chain Africa: From Simandou to the last kilometre, the hidden cost of human risk
By Dr Elhadj Ibrahima Sory Diakité, Physician & Consultant Expert in Occupational Health and Safety (SST) Director of Sphere Guinea Consulting Overheating port hubs, titanium mining sites like Simandou, pressure of hyper-speed in the...
Guinea: New private airline expected by June 2027
A new private airline is planned in Guinea. It is expected to begin operations by the end of the first half of 2027, with a fleet of about 10 aircraft. The carrier intends first to develop...
Guinea: $300 million mobilized for the construction of the Labé-Tougué-Bafing road
Guinea has secured international syndicated funding of $300 million to build a 160-kilometre road route from Labé to the Bafing Valley, with a ramp to Koubia. The project must improve the service to Middle Guinea and...