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African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • The African Development Fund grants Guinea nearly $26 million in additional funding to develop an electricity interconnection with Mali
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The African Development Fund grants Guinea nearly $26 million in additional funding to develop an electricity interconnection with Mali

The project will contribute to the socioeconomic development of Guinea and Mali by providing inhabitants with better access to high-quality, low-cost energy

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund approved additional financing of $25.79 million for Guinea for the 225 kV Guinea-Mali electricity interconnection project. The financing, agreed in Abidjan on 10 December 2025, from the African Development Bank Group's concessional window includes a loan of approximately $22 million and…

Energy Capital & Power

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    • Major Global Players Set to Join MSGBC Upstream Market as Nations Eye Future Discoveries
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Major Global Players Set to Join MSGBC Upstream Market as Nations Eye Future Discoveries

Following Chevron’s acquisition acreage in Guinea-Bissau earlier this year, several other international players are lining up to invest in the MSGBC region

Several international energy companies are expected to join the MSGBC region’s upstream market in the coming months, as operators target exploration opportunities in The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry. Speaking at the MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2025 conference this week, Ben Sayers, Partner & Energy Specialist, GeoPartners, explained that the…

Energy Capital & Power

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Senegal to Launch Pipeline Network Construction Before End of 2025

Regional gas set to boost energy access and industrial development across West Africa, highlighted at MSGBC 2025 ministerial panel

Senegal’s state-owned midstream company Reseau Gazier du Sénegal is set to begin construction of a domestic gas pipeline network before the end of 2025, according to Birame Soulèye Diop, Minister of Energy, Petroleum & Mines of Senegal. Minister Diop made the announcement during the ministerial panel at MSGBC Oil, Gas…

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) convenes the regional project coordination committee meeting for the Western Africa Regional Digital Integration Program (WARDIP)

WARDIP is a World Bank-funded initiative to boost broadband access and promote the establishment of a single digital market across West Africa

The Regional Project Coordination Committee (RPCC) of the Western Africa Regional Digital Integration Program (WARDIP) held its inaugural meeting on 11th November 2025, in Conakry, Guinea, marking a major milestone for the region’s digital transformation agenda. WARDIP is a World Bank-funded initiative to boost broadband access and promote the establishment of…

Energy Capital & Power
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MSGBC Conference to Explore Future-Proofing Regional Energy

A ministerial panel will explore strategies for ensuring resource development translates into tangible economic opportunities

The MSGBC region is standing at the edge of a new energy era, one defined by progress and partnerships. With two landmark hydrocarbon projects coming online and rapid advancements in renewable energy and infrastructure, the region is turning its natural resources into catalysts for sustainable development. MSGBC Oil, Gas &…

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    • The Africa24 Group presents: The launch ceremony for the exploration of Simandou minerals (FR)
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The Africa24 Group presents: The launch ceremony for the exploration of Simandou minerals

Based on five strategic pillars, Simandou 2040 is an ambitious plan to transform Guinea's resources into development, human capital and industrialisation

Starting this Tuesday, 11 November 2025, follow live and exclusively on Africa24 Group channels (https://Africa24TV.com/) the ceremony marking the first export of Simandou iron ore. This marks the fulfilment of the commitments made by Djiba Diakité, Chairman of the Simandou 2040 Strategic Committee, to the President of the Republic, Mamadi…

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)
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Raising a New Cohort of Epidemiologists in West Africa

Graduates are now equipped to strengthen mental health surveillance, promote and facilitate the decentralisation of mental health services to primary health care and community-based facilities, and improve access to mental health care

Graduates sang and clapped as they celebrated reaching a personal milestone. They were embarking on a new journey as the next generation of mental health leaders in West Africa. After nine months of rigorous classroom and field training, fellows from Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali and Niger became the pioneers of the Subregional…

Energy Capital & Power
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Guinean Bauxite Exports to Remain Strong in 2026

Trade data shows that the country exported 48.6 million tons of bauxite in Q1 2025 – a 39% increase from Q1 2024 – driven by surging Chinese demand and expanded port infrastructure

Guinea-Conakry’s bauxite sector is entering 2026 under the shadow of a record-breaking 2025, following an unprecedented Q1 surge that has set expectations for the coming year. Trade data shows that the country exported 48.6 million tons of bauxite in Q1 2025 (https://apo-opa.co/4oO3R1Z) – a 39% increase from Q1 2024 –…

Energy Capital & Power
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Société Nationale des Pétroles de Guinée (SONAP) Director General to Spotlight Guinea-Conakry’s Oil Potential at MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2025

Dr. Lanciné Condé is expected to discuss Guinea-Conakry’s hydrocarbon growth, offering insight into seismic acquisition and exploration advancements

Dr. Lanciné Condé, Director General of Guinea-Conakry’s national oil company (NOC) Société Nationale des Pétroles de Guinée (SONAP), has joined the upcoming MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2025 Conference and Exhibition as a speaker. Taking place in Dakar from December 8 –10, the event brings together policymakers, investors and industry…

Energy Capital & Power
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Guinea-Conakry’s Minister of Energy, Hydropower and Hydrocarbons to Particpate at MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2025

Under the theme Energy, Petroleum and Mining in Africa: Synergy for Inclusive Economic Development, this year’s edition of MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power will connect global investors with opportunities within Guinea-Conakry’s energy value chain

Aboubacar Camara, Minister of Energy, Hydropower and Hydrocarbons of Guinea-Conakry, has been confirmed as a speaker at the MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power Conference, taking place from December 8–10, 2025, in Dakar, Senegal. He is expected to outline Guinea-Conakry's strategic initiatives for transforming its energy landscape, including detailing the country's…