African History

The Guinea Mining Wars: Corruption and Resource Control


Listen Later

Send a text

the corrupt intersection of global mining interests and authoritarian rule in Guinea, specifically regarding the Simandou iron ore deposit. It chronicles how Beny Steinmetz’s BSGR allegedly used bribes to secure lucrative mining rights from dictator Lansana Conté shortly before his death

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

African HistoryBy CLEON SOGBIE