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Ciments de Guinée gives school kits to ten pupils in Conakry

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Ciments de Guinée handed school supplies and textbooks to ten pupils who achieved good results in national exams. The company organised the initiative on 19 October 2026 for pupils from neighbourhoods near its production site in Conakry, as part of its community commitment, according to Africaguinée.

Ciments de Guinée SA handed school supply kits and textbooks to ten pupils in Conakry on Monday 19 October 2026, Africaguinée reports. The beneficiaries, who achieved good results in national exams, come from schools near the company’s production site.

The pupils are notably from the neighbourhoods of Baïlobaya, Ansoumaniah, Sonfonia and Cimenterie. The handover comes as the 2026-2027 school year has begun in Guinea. The school year is gradually resuming in Conakry’s schools.

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