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    • Saturday, 4 November, 2023
      Former Guinea coup leader recaptured after gunfire erupts in capital

      Justice minister vows to hunt down other escapees on trial for pro-democracy massacre

    • Thursday, 31 August, 2023
      Europe Express
      Crisis and coups as EU ministers discuss west Africa Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: Should EU countries ignore debt limits to splurge on climate investments?

      Soldiers of the Republican Guard stand on their armed pick-up in a street in Libreville, Gabon
    • Tuesday, 4 April, 2023
      Beny Steinmetz
      Mining tycoon Steinmetz blames Soros after losing bribery appeal

      Swiss court upholds conviction of Israeli billionaire over Guinea iron ore deposit case

      Beny Steinmetz
    • Thursday, 23 December, 2021
      Mining
      Billionaire businessman targets UK listing for ‘caviar of iron ore’ project

      Mining magnate Robert Friedland says London is the ‘natural place’ to list Nimba deposit

      Nimba mine in Guinea
    • Sunday, 14 November, 2021
      News in-depthAfrica
      ‘Failure of democracy’: why are coups on the rise in Africa?

      As dissatisfaction with democratically elected leaders intensifies, militaries are extending their grip

      Montage with a chart
    • Friday, 10 September, 2021
      News in-depth
      The coup in Guinea that shook the aluminium market

      Country became mining powerhouse under ousted leader but people’s lives barely changed

      People in Conakry, Guinea, celebrate after its president Alpha Condé was ousted in a military coup
    • Tuesday, 7 September, 2021
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Guinea’s coup stems from crisis of legitimacy

      World must do a better job at policing the deals that underpin extractive industries in some of the poorest nations

      People celebrate in the streets with members of Guinea’s armed forces after the arrest of President Alpha Conde in a coup d’etat in Conakry on September 5
    • Monday, 6 September, 2021
      LexIndustrial metals
      Aluminium/Guinea coup: political instability portends problems for some producers Premium content

      Investors should note supply chain risks invariably increase when coups occur

      A ship carrying bauxite from Guinea is unloaded at Yantai. China
    • Monday, 6 September, 2021
      Industrial metals
      Aluminium prices hit decade high on Guinea coup

      West African country is world’s second-largest producer of raw material bauxite

      Aluminium ingots at a London warehouse
    • Monday, 6 September, 2021
      Guinea coup leaders urge mining companies to keep operating

      Military secures grip on power as it declares world’s second-biggest bauxite producer still open for exports

      Coup leader Mamady Doumbouya in a television studio surrounded by soldiers
    • Monday, 6 September, 2021
      Guinean soldiers claim to have overthrown president Alpha Condé

      Armed men take state TV station but defence ministry says security forces stopped attempted coup

      Members of the Armed Forces of Guinea drive through the central neighbourhood of Kaloum in Conakry on September 5, 2021 after gunfire was heard
    • Sunday, 14 March, 2021
      Ebola
      Guinea Ebola outbreak probably caused by reinfection, researchers say

      Provisional results suggest spread of disease traced back to previous sufferer

    • Monday, 8 March, 2021
      Mining
      Friedland eyes Guinea’s ‘caviar of iron ore’ with $200m fundraising

      Billionaire’s exploration group aims for initial production of 15m tonnes a year

    • Saturday, 6 February, 2021
      BSG Resources Ltd
      Beny Steinmetz battles to stay out of jail

      Swiss bribery conviction narrows options for Israeli mining tycoon fighting claims for billions of dollars

      Beny Steinmetz arriving at his trial in Geneva, Switzerland, on January 11 2021
    • Friday, 16 October, 2020
      African politics
      Fears of violence as Guinea’s president seeks third term

      Unrest in the world’s biggest bauxite exporter as concerns grow that democracy is under threat in the region

    • Monday, 20 July, 2020
      News in-depthThe Big Read
      Africa prepares for surge in infections

      A rise in cases is dashing hopes that the continent’s younger population would spare it from the worst of coronavirus

      Conakry, Guinea
    • Monday, 2 December, 2019
      Mining
      China consortium wins rights to develop Guinea iron ore deposit

      First phase of Simandou project will spend $8bn on rail, port and mine development

      Attempts to develop Simandou have been stymied by legal rows and economics
    • Wednesday, 13 November, 2019
      Mining
      China-backed JV wins rights to prized Simandou iron ore project

      Award to SMB-Winning consortium moves Guinea mine closer to development

    • Friday, 6 September, 2019
      Commodities
      Robert Friedland swoops for Guinea’s Nimba
    • Tuesday, 25 June, 2019
      News in-depthCommodities
      Supply squeeze in iron ore catches miners on the hop

      Dam disaster, bad weather and booming steel demand push prices to five-year high

    • Wednesday, 24 April, 2019
      Mining
      Niron Metals Guinea deal plunged into doubt
    • Monday, 15 April, 2019
      Mining
      Mick Davis comeback orchestrated by Beny Steinmetz’s group

      Industry veteran’s vehicle was asked to develop iron ore deposit in Guinea

      Mick Davis, CEO of Xstrata, photographed in his office in London.
    • Monday, 25 February, 2019
      Beny Steinmetz ends iron ore dispute with Guinea

      Israeli tycoon agrees to exploit new deposit with investors including former Xstrata boss Mick Davis

    • Wednesday, 2 January, 2019
      FT People: Energy and mining
      Rio seeks to delay bonus payments for former CEO
    • Monday, 29 October, 2018
      Rio Tinto PLC
      Rio Tinto fails to sell stake in Guinea mine

      Failure to reach deal with Chinalco blocks exit from controversial iron ore project

      Rio Tinto plc...Exploration drill rig and crew on site in Guinea Conakry, West Africa, as part of Rio Tinto's exploration of the Simandou area for iron ore
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