Guinea Bar closes third RIFAV summer university in Conakry
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Mosaiqueguinee
The Guinea Bar closed the third summer university of the International Network of Women Lawyers (RIFAV) in Conakry on 11 November 2026, devoted to business and human rights in Africa. The event precedes the Bar’s formal opening ceremony, which marks its 40th anniversary, according to Mosaiqueguinee.
The Guinea Bar focused on passing on its ethical values and history during the closing of the third Summer University of RIFAV, the International Network of Women Lawyers, in Conakry. The meeting brought together representatives of several bars from French-speaking Africa around issues related to business and human rights, according to Mosaiqueguinee.
Me Mohamed Traoré, a lawyer and former president of the Guinea Bar, said the institution’s 40th anniversary should be used to pass on its history to new generations and pay tribute to its pioneers. Me Stéphane Brabant, a lawyer at the Paris Bar, highlighted the mobilisation of African delegations and the role of women lawyers in promoting human rights within businesses.
The president of the Guinea Bar, Me Mamadou Souaré Diop, called on young lawyers to preserve the values of the profession and remain aware of their duties towards litigants, according to Mosaiqueguinee.
The closing follows RIFAV’s training on business and human rights in Conakry, announced on 9 November 2026 by RIFAV.
