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Guinea’s Alumina Refinery Pipeline: SPIC, Chalco, and SMB-Winning Target 4.8 Mt of Capacity Against an Unresolved Energy Constraint
EXTRACTION / Energy & Industry Three refineries, one pipeline On June 13, 2026, Guinea launched construction of the Chalco alumina refinery on the Lisso-Demougala site, located approximately 40 kilometres from Boffa. The ceremony was co-chaired by General Amara Camara, Secretary General of the Presidency, and Djiba Diakité, Chairman of the Strategic Committee of Simandou, in […]
Chalco’s Boffa Refinery: Guinea’s First Overseas Chinese Alumina Plant and What It Signals for the Value Chain
EXTRACTION / Energy & Industry On May 22, 2026, the Republic of Guinea and Chalco Guinea Company signed agreements for the construction of an alumina refinery in Boffa, in a ceremony presided over by Djiba Diakité, Minister-Director of the Presidency’s Cabinet and President of the Simandou Strategic Committee. The project develops an annual production capacity […]
US-Iran MoU Signed June 17: What the Hormuz Reopening Framework Means for African Gas Producers and Shipping Routes
Extraction / Energy and Industry What Was Signed at Versailles The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran was signed electronically on June 17, 2026, and confirmed in person at the Palace of Versailles the same day. Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei confirmed the agreement had gone into effect, […]
Eskom Green Goes Live: What South Africa’s State Utility Creating a Dedicated Renewables Division Means for African Mining Decarbonisation
Eskom’s creation of a dedicated renewables division signals a structural shift in how South Africa’s state utility positions itself within the energy transition. For mining operators across Africa, this reorganisation alters the procurement landscape, grid access calculus, and decarbonisation partnership options at scale.
CENTCOM Lifts Naval Blockade June 18: Hormuz Physically Reopens, Mines Remain, Shipping Restart Is Weeks Away
CENTCOM’s June 18 naval blockade lift reopens Hormuz physically, but uncleared mines and insurer risk assessments delay commercial shipping restart by weeks. Energy markets face a prolonged uncertainty window, not an immediate normalization.
Algeria’s Energy Push into Burkina Faso and the 40MW Plant for Niger: When Energy Diplomacy Becomes the New Sahel Playbook
Extraction / Energy and Industry In the space of two weeks in February 2026, Algeria moved on two fronts in the Sahel. On February 13, Burkina Faso and Algeria signed a cooperation agreement covering hydrocarbons, energy, mining and training. Days later, Algerian state utility Sonelgaz confirmed it was building a 40MW power plant in Niger, […]
The Demand Signal Is Real, But It Will Not Wait. Why African Gas Producers Face a Closing Window on Europe’s Post-Russian Procurement Cycle
Extraction / Energy & Industry The European Union’s legislative and commercial exit from Russian pipeline gas is no...
The Gulf of Guinea Has a Window. The Question Is Whether It Can Use It.
On February 28, 2026, U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran triggered a sequence that effectively shut down the...
Cocoa: A Three-Month High on May 6, Caught Between El Niño and the Hormuz Closure
Converging negative signals on the 2026/27 crop and the Strait crisis push prices above $4,100 per tonne. Cocoa...
The Great Guinean Pivot: Asset Seizures, Alumina Mandates, and the $2.1 Billion Energy Gamble
Guinea stands at a volatile crossroads where industrial ambition meets sovereign assertiveness. While the 450 MW Souapiti dam...
