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Guinea Insurance Plc Returns to Profit Drought, Posts N114.7m Loss in HY 2025
The Will
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August 18, 2025
August 18, (THEWILL) — Guinea Insurance Plc posted a loss after tax of N114.7 million in the first half of 2025, compared to a profit of N115.94 million in the same period of 2024 and N936.55 million for the full year 2024. By this, the...
Guinea Courts U.S. Investment as Ivanhoe Atlantic Taps Liberia Rail
Liberian Observer
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Monrovia – Guinea’s Minister of Mines and Geology, Bouna Sylla, has made a forceful appeal for increased U.S. investment in his country’s mineral sector, signaling what analysts see as a critical pivot in Washington–Conakry relations at a time...
Resources Technology Showcase: Rio Tinto’s Matt Holcz says company will be ‘daring’ to cut carbon
The West Australian
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August 19, 2025
Mining giant Rio Tinto will need to “experiment” with green steel, slashing diesel and backing renewable power to drive down emissions, local iron ore boss Matt Holcz says. Mr Holcz also backed in the long-term survival of the country’s biggest...
Plan International Youth Advisory Panel Presents The ‘Conakry Declaration’ to Youth Minister
Sierraloaded
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August 16, 2025
The Plan International Youth Advisory Panel officially presented the West and Central Africa Youth Conakry Declaration to the Minister of Youth Affairs, Ibrahim Sannoh, on Friday, 15th August 2025, during a ceremony held at Plan International’s...
Strategic minerals and the governance imperative for Zim
Zimbabwe Independent
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Minerals represent a strategic opportunity to drive sustainable economic growth, industrialisation and job creation. ZIMBABWE is richly endowed with critical mineral resources such as lithium, gold, platinum, chrome and diamonds. These minerals...
Lindian Resources
Investing News Network
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August 18, 2025
Lindian Resources Ltd is an Australia-based mineral exploration company with projects located in Tanzania. Its projects are located near Lake Victoria Goldfield and the Lindian's bauxite project of Tanzania, Gaoual Bauxite Project, the Woula...
Unlocking Africa’s supply chain power: How Nigeria can lead the next continental logistics revolution
Business Day
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August 15, 2025
Africa’s economy no longer lives in the future tense. With AfCFTA connecting a 1.3-billion-person market, the question before us is simple: who builds the backbone that moves Africa’s trade? Nigeria, by scale, location and ambition, should. But...
Kaleta Hydropower Station mirrors China, Guinea energy collaboration
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN) Reports describe the Kaleta Hydropower Station on the Konkoure River in central Guinea as a symbol of successful energy cooperation between China and Guinea. The station, visible from the Fouta Djallon highlands, now supplies reliable...
Krif Ghana strikes new deal with Germany’s DURABLE Hunke & Jochheim GmbH & Co. KG to set up Africa inventory hub in Accra
News Ghana
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August 18, 2025
KRIF Ghana Limited, a leading stationery supplier, has sealed a new agreement with German office equipment manufacturer, DURABLE Hunke & Jochheim GmbH & Co. KG, to establish a central inventory hub in Accra that will serve the entire African...
Guinea revokes Emirates Global Aluminium’s bauxite mining concession
Mining Technology
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August 6, 2025
The Government of Guinea has revoked Emirates Global Aluminium’s (EGA) bauxite concession and transferred the assets to a newly established state-backed enterprise, Nimba Mining. The decision cited non-compliance with Guinean mining code...
Technip Energies Backs MSGBC Energy Conference as Regional Projects Advance
News Ghana
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August 13, 2025
Technip Energies will serve as a Gold Sponsor at December’s MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2025 conference in Dakar, reinforcing its commitment to West Africa’s energy sector. The event, supported by Senegal’s Energy Ministry, Petrosen, COS-Petrogaz, and...
Technip Energies Joins MSGBC 2025 As Gold Sponsor Amid Industrial Drive
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Energy project developer Technip Energies has confirmed its participation as a Gold Sponsor at the upcoming MSGBC Oil, Gas&Power 2025 conference and exhibition, taking place from December 9-10 in Dakar. Held under the theme...
Meet the Luton teenager working to revive town's hat-making industry
Luton Herald & Post
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August 13, 2025
A young man from Luton is working to restore hat-making skills in Luton after starting his own creative journey. James Anderson, 19, has been making his own hats for the past two years and works at the oldest hat shop in the world – Lock & Co....
AfroBasket Roundup: Guinea rains 3-pointers to stun top-ranked South Sudan
Xinhua News Agency
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NAIROBI, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- The 31st edition of FIBA AfroBasket kicked off on Tuesday in Angola's Luanda and Namibe, with Guinea's 88-80 victory over favorites South Sudan standing out as a key highlight of the opening day. Ranked No. 1 in Africa...
Krif Ghana strikes new deal with Germany’s DURABLE Hunke & Jochheim GmbH & Co.
MyJoyOnline
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August 18, 2025
KRIF Ghana Limited, a leading stationery supplier, has sealed a new agreement with German office equipment manufacturer, DURABLE Hunke & Jochheim GmbH & Co. KG, to establish a central inventory hub in Accra that will serve the entire African...
Financing local dev't: FEICOM renews support to network of African insti...
The Guardian Post
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He was speaking during the handing over ceremony of the new bureau of RIAFCO in Yaounde. The event was also punctuated with a session among FEICOM staff and RIAFCO officials. The bureau was put in place during the 13th Ordinary General Assembly of...
How MCC is Addressing Energy and Poverty in Benin
Borgen Magazine
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August 12, 2025
NEWTON, Massachusetts — Benin, located in West Africa and bordering the Gulf of Guinea, is home to approximately 14 million people. According to the World Food Program (WFP), 70% of those citizens reside in the southern quarter of the country....
USPS Unveils Jimmy Carter Stamp in Georgia
The Southern Maryland Chronicle
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August 18, 2025
The U.S. Postal Service announced plans to issue a commemorative Forever stamp honoring former President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29, 2024, at age 100. The Jimmy Carter stamp will be available for purchase starting Oct. 1 in Atlanta, coinciding...
Guinea junta takes control of Emirati mining concession
African Insider
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August 6, 2025
Conakry – The head of Guinea’s junta has revoked an Emirati mining giant’s bauxite concession and placed it under state control, as a number of west Africa’s military governments pressure foreign mining firms over natural resources. Guinea Alumina...
Douala Port Authority DG credits major investments to Biya’s industria...
The Guardian Post
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Cyrus Ngo’o, PAD Director General : «It fulfils a solemn promise made by the Head of State, His Excellency Paul Biya» His outing comes after the Prime Minister, Head of Government, Dr Chief Joseph Dion Ngute, laid the foundation stones of both...