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Mines Awards Guinea 2026 winner wants to train leaders

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Amadou L. Bah, founder of the Centre Guinéen de Leadership et de l’Innovation, is among the winners of the Mines Awards Guinea 2026 in Conakry. He says he wants to use the distinction to train a new generation of leaders, believing the country’s development will depend less on its minerals than on the quality of its executives.

Amadou L. Bah, founder of the Centre Guinéen de Leadership et de l’Innovation (CGLI), wants to make training a priority to prepare a new generation of Guinean leaders. A winner of the Mines Awards Guinea 2026 in Conakry, he believes the country’s future also depends on the quality of its human resources, and not only on its mining resources, according to Guinee7.

The CGLI wants to develop a culture of leadership based on competence, integrity, innovation, excellence and a sense of service. Amadou L. Bah notably wants to create spaces to identify, structure, support and promote Guinean talent, particularly among young people, reports Guinee7.

The founder of the CGLI also believes institutions must strengthen their ability to reinvent themselves and that young people should be encouraged to take initiatives, innovate and assume responsibilities. He presents his Mines Awards Guinea 2026 prize as encouragement to continue this work.

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