By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Guinéenews
Guinea’s Transport Minister, Ousmane Gaoual Diallo, announced the creation of a private Guinean airline for 2027. The announcement came at the launch of the first phase of Pillar 3 of Simandou 2040, devoted to government policy directions in the transport sector.
Guinea’s Transport Minister, Ousmane Gaoual Diallo, discussed the Mbotini, Cap Verga and Benty deep-water port projects with African Development Bank Group President Sidi Ould Tah. The meeting, held on the sidelines of a high-level dialogue between Guinea and the AfDB, forms part of cooperation prospects around the Simandou 2040 programme, reports Guinéenews.
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Guinean Planning and International Cooperation Minister Ismaël Nabé says £1.8 billion, or about $2 billion, in financing has been signed through UK Export Finance. The funds are intended to support Simandou 2040 projects in water, roads, electricity and education, according to the minister at the Trade and Investment Forum in Conakry.
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Guinean special prosecutor Alphonse Charles Wright announced an appeal to the Court of Cassation against the appeals chamber ruling in the case of former minister Mohamed Diané. He contests the judges’ interpretation of the law and intends to submit his arguments to the Supreme Court, after Diané was convicted at first instance notably of misappropriating public funds, illicit enrichment and money laundering, reports Guinéenews.
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Guinea’s under-20 team beat Liberia 1-0 in Bamako, with Thierno Diallo scoring from a corner, and qualified for the semi-finals of the UFOA-A tournament. With six points from two matches, they will play Gambia for top spot in the group on 21 October, according to Guinee360.
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Guinea opens recruitment of 4,500 health workersGuinea’s Ministry of Public Administration Modernisation and the Civil Service is opening a competitive examination to recruit 4,500 health workers for the Ministry of Health. Applications are being accepted from 22 October to 22 November 2026 on a dedicated platform, according to Africaguinée.
Obasanjo accuses Tinubu of worsening poverty in NigeriaFormer Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo accuses Bola Tinubu’s reforms of causing the naira to lose 300% of its value, falling from 500 to 1,500 nairas per dollar. He says this devaluation has sharply worsened poverty in Nigeria, according to remarks at the Financial Times Africa summit in London.The week in Africa
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