Guinea

  • Jun 2, 2011
  • 6 min read

Guinea's Conde attends G8 but reform awaits at home

Guinean President Alpha Conde will on June 21 mark six months in office. Last week, Conde...

Guinea
  • Apr 26, 2011
  • 2 min read

Conde pushes Guinean interest with new mining code

A copy of the new draft mining code includes a compulsory 15% stake for the government in...

Guinea
  • Apr 21, 2011
  • 7 min read

Collapse of Burkinabe regime would affect wider region

President Blaise Compaore appointed a new prime minister on April 18, under pressure from...

Burkina Faso
  • Apr 19, 2011
  • 2 min read

New Burkinabe cabinet will not ease tensions

The president named a new prime minister yesterday, after sacking his government and...

Burkina Faso
  • Feb 24, 2011
  • 2 min read

GUINEA: Rio Tinto gains reprieve on Simandou dispute

Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto said that it had received a letter from the Guinean Mining...

Guinea
  • Feb 22, 2011
  • 7 min read

GUINEA: Conde squares up to major reconstruction tasks

President Alpha Conde said in an interview published yesterday that the 2009-10 junta had left...

Guinea
  • Jan 12, 2011
  • 7 min read

AFRICA: States tread softly on resource nationalism

High commodity prices and increased competition for mineral resources is again fanning industry...

Africa
  • Jan 5, 2011
  • 2 min read

GUINEA: Conde names new minister of mines

President Alpha Conde yesterday named Mohamed Lamine Fofana -- a former prime ministerial adviser...

Guinea