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Liberia Advances Development of National Education Management Information System (EMIS) Policy

Source: APO


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The Ministry of Education has concluded a two-day stakeholder consultation on the development of Liberia’s Education Management Information System (EMIS) Policy, held September 28–29, 2026, in Monrovia, with support from the African Union through AU-IPED and development partners.

The consultation brought together the Ministry’s Senior Management Team, education authorities, development partners, and technical stakeholders to strengthen Liberia’s approach to the collection, management, security, sharing, quality, and use of education data.

Opening the consultation, Deputy Minister for Planning, Research and Development, Hon. Thomas Momo Parker, emphasized the importance of reliable and timely data for planning, budgeting, resource allocation, monitoring, and decision-making. Assistant Minister Hon. Oscar G. Flomo outlined the need for a coordinated and sustainable national EMIS framework.

Discussions also reviewed progress, including the resumption of the Annual School Census and introduction of Statutory School Record-Keeping Booklets, while identifying remaining challenges in data governance, ICT infrastructure, technical capacity, financing, coordination, and data quality.

The recommendations will inform revisions to the draft policy and the next steps toward validation and adoption.

The Ministry appreciates AU-IPED, the European Union, UNESCO, Plan International Liberia, UNICEF, and all participating stakeholders for their continued partnership.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Education: Republic of Liberia.

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How Liberia’s Harper Basin Is Emerging as West Africa’s Next Deepwater Frontier

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Liberia’s Harper Basin is emerging as one of West Africa’s most compelling frontier exploration opportunities, attracting investment from TotalEnergies and BluEnergies as advanced subsurface studies progressively reduce geological uncertainty across three deepwater offshore blocks.

The basin remains undrilled despite sharing geological characteristics with some of Africa’s largest and latest deepwater plays. As seismic, geochemical and seabed datasets converge, the question now is whether that technical progress will translate into a commercially viable petroleum province?

Frontier Basin Moves Toward Drill-Ready Status

The Harper Basin covers Blocks LB-26, LB-30 and LB-31 under Reconnaissance License RL-003, spanning approximately 8,924 km2 offshore Liberia. TotalEnergies operates the project with a 65% interest alongside BluEnergies, which retains 35%.

The partnership formalized in January 2026 through a joint study and application agreement after BluEnergies secured an early position in the basin during 2023 and advanced independent prospect evaluation.

An independent prospective resource assessment completed in March 2025 estimated unrisked prospective resources of approximately 17.9 billion barrels of oil and 28.8 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of natural gas across seven mapped basin-floor fan systems.

Current work centers on reprocessing 6,167 km2 of legacy 3D seismic data using energy data and intelligence firm TGS. The program recently surpassed 50% completion, delivering improved subsurface imaging and enhanced amplitude versus offset analysis to identify potential hydrocarbon-bearing reservoirs.

Parallel offshore operations began on June 19, 2026, with subsurface specialists GeoPartners deploying the research vessel R/V GYRE, operated by TDI-Brooks, to survey approximately 4,045  km2 in water depths between 500 and 3,500 meters.

The campaign combines multibeam echo sounder mapping, water-column imaging, piston coring and heat-flow measurements. These datasets identify seepage pathways, characterize source-rock maturity and improve confidence in future drilling locations before integration during Q4 2026.

Once economically viable anomalies are finalized, TotalEnergies and BluEnergies plan to exercise their rights to convert the reconnaissance license into long-term PSCs by late 2026 or in 2027. This step legally locks in the drilling rights, positioning the partners to advance toward exploration drilling, subject to prospect maturation, regulatory approvals and investment decisions

Geological Analogues Strengthen Exploration Case

Unlike Liberia’s historically explored offshore basin, the Harper Basin occupies a structurally confined transform-margin embayment bounded by major fracture zones that concentrate sediment delivery into thick basin-floor fan complexes.

These Cretaceous-aged Cenomanian and Turonian fan systems are considered direct geological analogues to producing and discovered deepwater plays along the West Africa Transform Margin.

BluEnergies has identified seven discrete basin-floor fan complexes interpreted from seismic data. The current technical program seeks to validate reservoir quality before progressing toward production sharing contracts and exploration drilling.

Vice President of Exploration Sergio Laura says recent licensing activity across the West African margin reinforces BluEnergies’ early entry into Harper Basin, explaining in a press release, “The Jubilee field in Ghana, the Venus field in Namibia and the recent discoveries offshore Ivory Coast have proven the significance of basin floor fan plays along the African margin.”

Unlike earlier Liberian exploration focused primarily on structural traps, the Harper Basin targets stratigraphic pinch-out reservoirs sealed beneath regional marine shales, reducing reliance on fault-dependent trapping mechanisms that limited historical exploration success.

If the current technical program confirms reservoir quality, Liberia could move from being one of West Africa’s least explored offshore jurisdictions to one of its most closely watched frontier plays. With TotalEnergies providing technical expertise and BluEnergies holding an early strategic position, the next milestone is no longer identifying prospects—but determining whether they justify Liberia’s first deepwater exploration wells.

The Harper Basin’s progress comes as Liberia seeks to attract new investment through its 2026 Offshore Direct Negotiation Licensing Round, highlighting the country’s broader offshore potential and growing exploration momentum.

The Launch of the Liberia 2026 Offshore Direct Negotiation Licensing Round – organized by Energy Capital and Power – will take place at African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 on October 14 at The Orchid, CTICC 2. Visit, https://apo-opa.co/4rMJlS7 for more information.

– on behalf of Energy Capital & Power.

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United States (U.S.) Broadens African Energy Push as Volz Brings Washington to African Energy Week (AEW) 2026

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The United States is widening its engagement with Africa’s energy sector, combining government-backed finance, technology partnerships and private-sector investment across markets from Mozambique and Nigeria to Kenya, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Josh Volz, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe, Eurasia, Africa and the Middle East at the U.S. Department of Energy, will bring that agenda to African Energy Week 2026 in Cape Town from October 12-16.

Volz returns to AEW as Washington’s engagement with African energy markets increasingly spans both hydrocarbons and electricity infrastructure. In April, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency brought energy decision-makers from the DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda to the U.S. to meet American companies working on transmission and distribution technologies, including AI-enabled grid systems. The program was designed to connect U.S. technology providers with prospective projects and procurement opportunities in African power markets.

Mozambique illustrates the scale that U.S. financing can bring to an African gas project. In March 2025, the U.S. Export-Import Bank approved a nearly $5 billion loan for TotalEnergies’ Mozambique LNG development, reviving a financing package for the long-delayed project. The original $4.7 billion commitment had been approved during the first Trump administration but required reapproval after construction was suspended in 2021. Meanwhile, ExxonMobil and its Area 4 partners awarded approximately $1.1 billion in pre-investment contracts for long-lead equipment and early construction activities at the Rovuma LNG project in August.

Development finance is another part of the equation. The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation’s investment ceiling rose from $60 billion to $205 billion following its 2025 reauthorization, while the agency gained expanded authority covering international investments in strategic sectors including energy and critical minerals. The new authorization runs through 2031.

The DFC has also continued to approve new transactions in Africa in 2026. On September 16, the agency announced more than $8 billion in new investments globally, including projects supporting infrastructure and resources across Africa, as part of an effort to promote U.S. exports, energy security and American technology.

U.S. companies such as GE Vernova are active across African power markets, providing generation, transmission, grid and software technologies. The company says its technology is installed in more than 50 countries across the Middle East and Africa; in Nigeria alone, its equipment is installed across more than 40 sites, while its grid technology has also supported regional integration through the West African Power Pool.

Energy access is another emerging strand of Washington’s engagement. U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright co-chaired the July 2026 high-level summit on clean cooking in Africa alongside Kenyan President William Ruto, Norway and the International Energy Agency. The meeting produced $900 million in new commitments, taking total commitments since the 2024 Africa Clean Cooking Summit to more than $3.1 billion. Wright described clean cooking as a major but often overlooked energy-access challenge.

Volz has previously argued that African countries should determine their own energy pathways while the United States looks for ways to partner with them. Speaking at AEW 2025, he said: “International governments should not stand in the way of how African nations determine their energy futures. We are eager to hear how best we can, from a U.S. perspective, partner with Africa.” He also pointed to $65 billion in existing U.S. private-sector investment in Africa and a $2.5 billion U.S. government pledge to support energy expansion.

That approach will have a substantial U.S. presence at AEW 2026. The current program confirms Volz alongside U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, United States Energy Association President and CEO Mark W. Menezes and DFC Managing Director and Regional Head of Africa Vibhuti Jain, among other U.S.-linked executives and policymakers. Jain will also participate in the dedicated U.S.-Africa Energy & Investment Forum on October 14, which will bring together U.S. and African companies, investors and policymakers to discuss capital, technology and commercial partnerships.

“The DFC is better resourced than it has ever been, making this an opportune moment for African operators to make their case. This conference is about making sure the capital and the projects actually find each other,” said NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber.

For African energy markets, the expanding U.S. role reaches across project finance, LNG, upstream development, electricity infrastructure, grid technology and clean cooking. Volz’s participation at AEW 2026 comes as those relationships increasingly move from broad policy discussions toward individual projects, commercial partnerships and technology deployment across the continent.

– on behalf of African Energy Chamber.

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From Bonn to South Africa: turning global governance lessons into local impact

Source: Government of South Africa

From Bonn to South Africa: turning global governance lessons into local impact

Four South African professionals are connecting the country’s public-sector experience with global governance, at the MGG Academy in Bonn, Germany, writes Dr Izimangaliso Malatjie.

In an increasingly interconnected world, public servants are expected to understand not only the challenges facing their own institutions and countries, but also the global forces shaping governance, development and public policy.

This was my experience as a visiting researcher from the National School of Government, alongside my colleague Ntobeko Magubane, Angel Mathebula from the Department of Higher Education and Training, and Tlhompho Shikwambane from the Institute of Global Dialogue, who also participated in the Managing Global Governance (MGG) Academy in Bonn, Germany.

The MGG Academy is an international training and dialogue programme designed for early-to-mid-career professionals shaping the future of global cooperation and sustainability. It brings together experts and practitioners from governmental institutions, think tanks and research organisations, civil society, and the private sector across Brazil, China, the European Union, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and South Africa.

The academy combines academic learning, leadership development, and action-oriented collaboration in an international and diverse learning environment.  

For the South African participants, the MGG Academy is more than an international learning opportunity. It is a space for reflection, dialogue and professional exchange. Engagements with participants from diverse countries demonstrated that many public-sector challenges – such as inequality, institutional effectiveness, sustainable development, accountability and leadership – transcend national boundaries. 

The experience also highlighted the value of learning from different contexts while critically considering how international lessons can be adapted to South Africa’s own developmental realities.

The participants contributed their own experiences of South Africa’s public sector and its ongoing efforts to strengthen democratic governance, public institutions and service delivery. South Africa’s experience of democratic transformation offers important perspectives to international discussions on governance and institutional development. 

At the same time, exposure to international practices encourages the participants to reflect on opportunities for innovation and improvement within their own professional environments. The Academy reinforced a central principle of public-sector development: learning is most valuable when it is shared and translated into action.

A key lesson from the MGG experience was the importance of leadership in navigating complexity. Modern public servants must be able to collaborate across organisational and national boundaries, engage diverse stakeholders, adapt to change and approach problems from multiple perspectives. The Academy’s emphasis on dialogue, peer learning and reflection provided the participants with an opportunity to strengthen these capabilities while developing a broader understanding of global governance.

The real impact of the MGG Academy will be measured by what participants do with the knowledge and relationships gained. As knowledge multipliers, myself, Mr Magubane, Ms Mathebula and Ms Shikwambane have an opportunity to share insights with colleagues and contribute to leadership development, research, institutional learning and innovation within South Africa’s public service. Their participation also creates opportunities for continued international collaboration and professional networking.

The MGG Academy has demonstrated the power of connecting public servants across borders. For the four South African participants, the experience provided new perspectives, meaningful professional connections and opportunities to reflect on how global knowledge can contribute to local solutions. Our journey represents an important message for the public service: global exposure should ultimately translate into local impact.

As South Africa continues its efforts to build a capable, ethical and developmental public service, investing in public servants who can learn, collaborate and think globally remains an important part of strengthening public-sector leadership. From South Africa to the global stage—and back again—the MGG experience is ultimately about turning knowledge into action.

*Malatjie is the Chief Director responsible for Cadet and Foundational Management at the National School of Government.

 

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Planners urged to drive inner-city regeneration

Source: Government of South Africa

Planners urged to drive inner-city regeneration

Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane has urged urban planners to develop practical solutions to regenerate deteriorating inner city areas, expand affordable housing and improve the safety of residents.

Simelane said the regeneration of inner cities should be integrated with affordable housing, infrastructure renewal, public safety, and the protection of residents’ rights to ensure that urban areas remain accessible to people of different income groups.

Addressing the South African Planning Institute’s 10th Planning Africa Conference in Cape Town on Thursday, the Minister raised concern about abandoned, unsafe and unlawfully controlled buildings, which pose risks to residents, surrounding communities and the functioning of cities.

The Minister said building hijacking and the unlawful exploitation of properties require appropriate law enforcement, legal and municipal interventions. She, however, warned against treating vulnerable residents living in these buildings as criminals.

“The solution is, therefore, not confined to enforcement. It must form part of an integrated approach to inner-city regeneration, the protection of occupants’ rights, safer buildings, and access to well-located accommodation,” Simelane said.

Simelane called on planners to assess underutilised buildings, property ownership, land-use rights, infrastructure capacity and development feasibility to identify opportunities to convert suitable properties into affordable rental accommodation or social housing.

She said partnerships between municipalities, social housing institutions, development agencies, property owners, and responsible private investors can help restore productive uses to inner-city buildings while expanding access to housing close to economic opportunities.

Simelane also urged the planning profession to develop practical, socially responsive and legally sound proposals that will prevent inner cities from deteriorating while low-income households continued to be pushed towards the urban periphery.

The Minister also highlighted the potential of digital technologies to improve urban and regional planning.

“Geographic information systems, remote sensing, modelling and improved data management can help planners strengthen decisions and give institutions a more reliable view of the work that needs to be done,” the Minister said.

She said climate resilience must also be incorporated into planning from the earliest stages of development, with flood risks, stormwater management, extreme heat and water scarcity informing land identification, settlement layouts and infrastructure investment.

Simelane further called for innovative approaches to address the challenges facing informal and rural settlements, urging planners to use technology to improve development planning and implementation.

She said the success of the planning profession must ultimately be measured by improvements in people’s living conditions rather than the number of plans produced.

“It [success] will be judged by whether more people can live in safe, well-located settlements, enjoy security of tenure, access economic opportunities and build sustainable livelihoods,” the Minister said.

Simelane encouraged planners to work closely with government, challenge ineffective processes and provide evidence-based recommendations that can be implemented to advance spatial justice and sustainable development.

She reaffirmed the department’ commitment to working with the planning profession to use technology and innovation to support inclusive development and build sustainable communities.

The three-day conference held in Cape Town from 29 September to 1 October 2026, was convened under the theme: “Digital Technologies and Sustainable Futures: Pathway for Urban and Regional Planning in Africa.”

The conference brought together government representatives, academics, researchers, professional planners, and development partners to discuss the future of planning on the continent. – SAnews.gov.za
 

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Update on Independent Transmission Projects programme

Source: Government of South Africa

Update on Independent Transmission Projects programme

The Departments of Electricity and Energy (DEE) and National Treasury have announced an adjustment to the procurement timeline for South Africa’s Independent Transmission Projects (ITP) programme.

The adjustment introduces another round of Pre-Qualified Bidders (PQBs) engagement before the issuance of the Final Request for Proposals (RFP).

“Following the first round of engagement with the seven ITP PQBs, government has decided to undertake a further targeted round of PQB consultation before the issuance of the Final Request for Proposals (RFP).

“A second draft RFP package will be issued to the seven PQBs before the end of 2026. The package will reflect the significant work undertaken since the first draft RFP and will provide bidders and their lenders with a further opportunity to identify any remaining material bankability issues,” the two departments said in a statement.

The “focused, time-bound consultation” is not aimed at reopening the transaction for general comment.

Rather, it is designed to provide the bidders with a “substantially complete and coherent transaction package so that issues that could materially affect bid submission, financing or financial close can be identified and addressed before the documents are finalised”.

“The second draft package is also expected to be accompanied by a draft non-binding term sheet for the Credit Guarantee Vehicle [CGV], providing PQBs and their lenders with greater visibility of the proposed credit enhancement framework.

“This will enable the CGV terms to be considered alongside the wider transaction architecture during the final targeted PQB consultation.

“Following this consultation, feedback will be assessed and accepted changes incorporated into the transaction documents before the package proceeds through the required governance and approval processes,” the statement read.

The final RFP is targeted for release in quarter 2 of the 2027 calendar year.

Credit guarantee vehicle

The statement noted that National Treasury, working with the World Bank Group and other partners, has made “significant progress during 2026 in establishing and operationalising the CGV as an important component of the credit enhancement architecture being developed for Phase I”.

“The core Joint Development Agreement between National Treasury and FSD Africa was signed on 2 July 2026 to support the operationalisation of the CGV. The governance arrangements for the CGV have been established, including a project team, Steering Committee, Caretaker Board and Advisory Board. The CGV was registered and incorporated on 12 August 2026, with its statutory directors, auditor and corporate secretariat appointed.

“Work with prospective capital investors is also progressing. Investor due diligence is taking place from 28 September to 2 October 2026, providing prospective investors with the information required to progress their investment proposals.

“Importantly for the ITP procurement, a draft non-binding CGV term sheet has been developed and will be aligned with the wider ITP transaction architecture, including the regulatory cost recovery framework, risk allocation and ring-fencing arrangements,” the statement announced.

Further supporting the preparation and establishment of the CGV, the National Treasury and Development Bank of Southern Africa have concluded a Memorandum of Agreement in which the bank will host the Project Implementation Unit for the CGV.

“The MOA established the governance framework and allocation of responsibilities between National Treasury and DBSA.

“Following operationalisation of the CGV, further due diligence will be undertaken during the first quarter of 2027, with the current work programme targeting a binding CGV term sheet by the end of the first quarter of 2027,” Thursday’s statement read. 

Expanding national grid capacity

The two departments noted that South Africa requires a significant expansion of the transmission network to “connect the new generation required under IRP 2025”.

This proposed expansion requires increased public investment alongside private capital and delivery capacity, with transmission investment a key “enabler of new generation, industrial development and economic growth”.
Phase I of the ITP Programme spans approximately 1164 kilometres of new transmission infrastructure and is the “first step in establishing private participation as an additional delivery mechanism”.

“Government intends to build on Phase I through a programmatic pipeline of ITPs, creating a more predictable and repeatable framework for investors, lenders and the transmission supply chain.

“A sustained pipeline will also support localisation and industrialisation by providing greater visibility of future demand for equipment, construction capability, skills and services.

“The ITP Programme therefore reinforces Government’s commitment to mobilising private investment alongside public investment to accelerate the expansion of South Africa’s transmission infrastructure,” the statement said. – SAnews.gov.za

 

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Alamein Africa Forum 2026: Live Coverage on Africa24

Source: APO

AFRICA24 Group (www.AFRICA24Group.com) brings you full coverage, live from Al Alamein (Egypt), from 2 to 4 October 2026, of the first edition of the Alamein Africa Forum, a biennial forum co-organised by the Government of Egypt, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD).

Al Alamein, Egypt’s fourth new city, is hosting Heads of State and Government, senior political figures, leaders of financial institutions, private sector players and institutional investors, on the sidelines of the African Union’s second 2026 annual high-level coordination meeting.

The Alamein Africa Forum is a leading economic and political event for the continent and for entrepreneurial boldness. The vision of African sovereignty championed by the Afreximbank Group, a major partner, is reflected in plenary sessions, sector panels, closed-door roundtables and B2B/B2G meetings dedicated to the key drivers of Africa’s transformation: infrastructure, energy, digital transformation, manufacturing, critical minerals, health markets and intra-African trade.

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360° continental and global broadcasting with AFRICA24

AFRICA24 Group, the continent’s leading TV and digital media group, available in 120 million households, is deploying an optimal set-up to provide full coverage of the ALAMEIN AFRICA FORUM 2026:

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With AFRICA24 Group, together, let’s transform Africa

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Alamein Africa Forum 2026 : Couverture en Direct Sur Africa24

Source: Africa Press Organisation – French

le Groupe AFRICA24 (www.AFRICA24Group.com) vous propose en intégralité depuis Al Alamein (Égypte), du 2 au 4 octobre 2026, la première édition du Alamein Africa Forum, forum biennal co-organisé par le Gouvernement égyptien, la Banque Africaine d’Import-Export (Afreximbank) et l’Agence de Développement de l’Union Africaine (AUDA-NEPAD).

Al Alamein, quatrième ville nouvelle d’Égypte accueille les Chefs d’État et de Gouvernement, personnalités politiques de haut niveau, dirigeants d’institutions financières, acteurs du secteur privé et investisseurs institutionnels, en marge de la seconde réunion annuelle de coordination de haut-niveau 2026 de l’Union Africaine.

Al Alamein Africa forum  est un rendez-vous économique et politique de référence du continentet et de l’audace entrepreneuriale.  La vision de la souveraineté africaine  du Groupe Afreximbank, partenaire majeure se décline à travers des sessions plénières, des panels sectoriels, des tables rondes à huis clos et des rencontres B2B/B2G consacrées aux grands leviers de la transformation africaine : infrastructures, énergie, transformation digitale, industrie manufacturière, minéraux critiques, marchés de la santé et commerce intra-africain.

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Une diffusion continentale et mondiale 360° avec AFRICA24

Le Groupe AFRICA24, premier groupe média TV et digital du continent, accessible dans 120 millions de foyers déploie un dispositif optimal pour assurer une couverture intégrale du ALAMEIN AFRICA FORUM 2026

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Glencore: Nimba Mining Company (NMC) Deal Highlights Growing Investment Momentum in Guinea’s Mining Sector Ahead of African Mining Week (AMW) 2026

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Anglo-Swiss commodity trading and mining giant Glencore has signed a five-year offtake and pre-financing agreement with Guinea’s state-owned Nimba Mining Company (NMC), reinforcing the strong global appetite for the West African nation’s bauxite and broader mineral resources. The deal comes amid rising international demand for aluminum, driven primarily by growth across the automotive, packaging, and solar energy sectors.

Under the terms of the agreement, Glencore will provide $300 million in upfront financing to support NMC’s operations. In return, NMC will supply Glencore with 10 to 12 million tons of bauxite annually over a five-year period – representing a total volume of 50 to 60 million tons. Beyond securing a reliable international commercial channel for NMC, the structure provides essential liquidity to accelerate production and field development.

The agreement reflects a broader surge in capital inflows into Guinea’s mining and infrastructure sectors as the government advances its multi-billion-dollar Simandou economic diversification agenda. The national framework leverages mining investments as the foundational engine for broader, multi-sector economic development.

International financial institutions are also scaling up support for Guinea’s macroeconomic and structural transition. In August 2026, Guinea reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund for approximately $410 million to strengthen fiscal management, boost external buffers, improve governance, and channel mining revenues into sustainable development. Additionally, in June 2026, the World Bank Group approved three financing operations totaling $293 million under Guinea’s 2027–2033 Country Partnership Framework. This initiative aims to harness Simandou-driven growth to stimulate investment across agriculture, manufacturing, energy, and logistics.

Investment is also diversifying beyond traditional bauxite and iron ore assets. Resolute Mining – operator of the Syama mine in Mali and the Mako mine in Senegal, and developer of the Doropo project in Ivory Coast – recently committed to gold exploration in Guinea. The move opens up new development pathways across the country’s precious metals value chain.

Collectively, these developments underscore a dynamic evolution in Guinea’s capital-raising strategy, combining pre-financing offtake deals, infrastructure-linked investments, and multilateral facilities to unlock its vast resource base.

These evolving financing structures and investment opportunities will take center stage at African Mining Week (AMW) 2026 – organized by Energy Capital & Power – held in Cape Town from October 14–16. Daouda Diakite, Senior Advisor to the Minister of Mines and Geology of the Republic of Guinea, will deliver a keynote address detailing the country’s key sector milestones, emerging project pipelines, and future strategic outlook. Through targeted discussions and high-level engagements, AMW 2026 will offer global investors a direct view into Guinea’s rapidly expanding mining sector.

Under the theme Mining the Future: Unearthing Africa’s Full Mineral Value, AMW 2026 will bring together governments, investors, mining companies and international partners to advance investment across mineral exploration, production, processing and supporting infrastructure. The event offers a strategic international forum to foster engagement, strengthen mineral ties and advance development in Africa and across international markets.  Book you delegate passes here to attend, https://apo-opa.co/4ALyewQ

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African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) Leadership Engages Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) Troops in Sector Two

Source: APO

Senior leadership of the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) visited the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF)-led Sector Two, strengthening command-level engagement and gaining first-hand insight into the operational environment, ongoing activities and priorities within the Sector.

The AUSSOM Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC), Ambassador El Hadji Ibrahima Diene, accompanied by the AUSSOM Force Commander, Lieutenant General Sam Kavuma, visited Sector Two Headquarters, where they were received by the Sector Commander, Brigadier Joel Maiyo.

During the visit, Brigadier Maiyo briefed the AUSSOM leadership on the prevailing security situation, ongoing operations and activities being undertaken by KDF troops in support of the Mission’s mandate. The briefing also highlighted operational priorities and the challenges confronting troops operating within the Sector.

The engagement provided an important platform for the Mission’s strategic and operational leadership to assess developments on the ground, exchange perspectives with the Sector leadership and appreciate the contribution of KDF personnel towards advancing peace, security and stability in Somalia.

Despite heavy rainfall, Ambassador Diene and Lt Gen Kavuma proceeded to engage directly with KDF troops serving at the Sector Headquarters. The interaction enabled the senior leadership to hear from personnel operating on the ground and appreciate their experiences in a complex and demanding operational environment.

Addressing the troops, the AUSSOM leaders commended their professionalism, resilience and dedication to duty, acknowledging their contribution to the Mission’s objectives. They encouraged the personnel to maintain high standards of discipline, teamwork and operational readiness as they continue executing their assigned responsibilities.

The engagement also reinforced the importance of effective leadership, communication and cohesion between Mission Headquarters, Sector commanders and troops deployed at the tactical level. Such interaction enables senior leadership to maintain situational awareness while ensuring operational priorities remain responsive to realities on the ground.

For KDF personnel, the visit provided an opportunity to interact directly with the Mission’s senior leadership and receive guidance on the broader objectives of AUSSOM and the importance of their individual and collective contribution to the Mission.

The visit reaffirmed the KDF’s continued role within AUSSOM and its contribution towards supporting security and stability in Somalia. It further underscored the importance of sustained leadership engagement, operational coordination and troop readiness in advancing the Mission’s mandate and creating conditions for lasting peace and stability.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Defence – Kenya.

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