Guinea Positions Itself as a Growth Engine for West Africa with Focus on Digital and Energy Sectors
U.S. private sector leaders and high-level Guinean government officials were in attendance at the roundtable aimed at advancing U.S.–Guinea trade and investment and commercial partnerships, on the margins of the 2025 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings.
At a U.S.–Guinea Executive Roundtable, one message clearly rang out: “Guinea (Conakry) is open for business.” Hosted on October 14 in Washington, D.C. by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Africa Business Center, a high-level government delegation from the Republic of Guinea made the case for strengthening economic ties and expanding partnerships between the U.S. and Guinea.
U.S. private sector leaders and high-level Guinean government officials were in attendance at the roundtable aimed at advancing U.S.–Guinea trade and investment and commercial partnerships, on the margins of the 2025 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings.
Andre Biyong, Cybastion’s Chief Operating Officer, and Scott Blacklin, Cybastion’s Senior Vice President of Government Affairs participated in the roundtable discussion.
H.E. Mourana Soumah, Guinea’s Minister of Finance, touted that the country’s 7% growth rate, good governance, and economic momentum in key strategic sectors including agro-industries, digital infrastructure and ICT, and energy, make it an attractive destination for U.S. investment.
Emphasizing a “new chapter” for engagement with the United States, H.E. Ismael Nabe, Guinea’s Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, said the West African nation is seeking new long-term partnerships for investment.
Cybastion recently opened a Country Office in the capital Conakry. In May, Cybastion and the Guinean government signed a $100 million deal to provide digital infrastructure and equipment for the country’s Safe Cities project.
