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In Egypt, Chérif Abdallah urges investors to back Guinea

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In Egypt, GOHA International president Chérif Mohamed Abdallah Haïdara received an award for promoting trade in Africa and called on Arab and international investors to take an interest in Guinea. He highlighted the country’s bauxite reserves, the Simandou iron ore project and the Simandou 2040 programme, reports Mosaiqueguinee.

In Egypt, Chérif Mohamed Abdallah Haïdara, president of the Organised Businessmen’s Group (GOHA International), called on Arab and international investors to finance Guinea’s economic opportunities. He made the appeal after receiving the award for best promoter of trade in African countries at the “Award of Excellence – The Arab Women Investors Union”, reports Mosaiqueguinee.

At the first edition of the Alamein-Africa Forum, the leader highlighted Guinea’s bauxite reserves and the Simandou iron ore project. He also cited the Simandou 2040 programme, which provides for investment in roads, railways, healthcare, drinking water and electricity, as well as the country’s agricultural potential and the authorities’ efforts to protect investors, according to Mosaiqueguinee.

The remarks came after Chérif Mohamed Abdallah Haïdara took part in a prayer for peace in Guinea on 16 October. They also form part of the economic prospects associated with the Simandou project, presented in an earlier article as potentially bringing Guinea $2.5 billion in 2040.

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