Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée and its shareholders agreed an action plan in Paris to advance a domestic alumina refinery, which would become Guinea's fourth such project alongside three already under construction in Boké.
Guinea shipped a record 114.8-million tonnes of bauxite in the first half of 2026, up 15% year on year, as robust Chinese demand offset rising fuel and freight costs across the world's top bauxite exporter.
Arrow Minerals has been granted a new three-year exploration permit for its Niagara bauxite project in Guinea, restarting work after a year-long suspension.
Guinea's bauxite exports keep setting records in 2026, but free-on-board prices have slid to around $38-39 a dry tonne as oversupply and rising freight costs squeeze producer margins.
Guinea and Emirates Global Aluminium have settled an 18-month dispute over Guinea Alumina Corporation's bauxite licence, with Conakry paying a lump sum and taking over GAC's assets through a new state-backed company.
Ghana's state aluminium vehicle GIADEC has signed a $60m facility with Metalloid Investment and GIBDLC to fund mining at Nyinahin, part of the country's push to develop its 920-million-tonne bauxite reserves.
