Guinea begins converting Dar-es-Salam landfill into urban park
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Mosaiqueguinee
Illustrative image · quang vinh · Pexels · Licence PexelsThe Guinean government launched work on the environmental rehabilitation of the Dar-es-Salam landfill in Conakry on 2 November 2026. Funded and carried out by Winning International Group, the project is intended to turn the site into an ecological urban park open to the public and reduce health and environmental risks, according to Mosaiqueguinee.
Guinea launched the environmental rehabilitation of the Dar-es-Salam landfill, in the commune of Gbessia, Conakry, on 2 November 2026. The project, funded and carried out by Winning International Group, is set to transform the site’s 280,000 square metres into an ecological urban park, Mosaiqueguinee reports.
The Minister of Sanitation, Hydraulics and Hydrocarbons, Aboubacar Camara, cited more than nine million cubic metres of accumulated waste and around 250,000 tonnes of methane released, equivalent to six million tonnes of CO2. He said the pollution had affected the soil, the water table and the coastline. The minister also estimated that between 150,000 and 250,000 people had suffered the consequences of the site.
The landfill has been the scene of deadly collapses that claimed dozens of lives. According to Mosaiqueguinee, the project aims to reduce health and environmental risks, secure the site and create a space open to the public.
