AllAfrica News: Guinea

[Bird Story Agency] Guinean textile entrepreneur Mariama Camara is moving from promoting African textiles globally to building the institutions behind the industry. Through the Institute of African Textiles, she is pushing for greater ownership, protection and commercial value for the knowledge held by African makers.

[Daba Finance] AFG Bank Guinea and Proparco, the branch of the French Development Agency (AFD) dedicated to private sector financing, recently signed a strategic agreement. This agreement involves the mobilization of 60 million euros, or approximately 38.21 billion CFA francs.

[Liberian Observer] The Minister of Agriculture Dr. J. Alexander Nuetahhas confirmed that the Government has stopped Guinea unprocessed robbers from passing through the Liberia corridor through the Freeport of Monrovia for onward shipment.