Our Scans · Guinea · Weekly Summary

• [New] Guinea, Sudan and South Sudan will continue under the control of non-democratic rulers. Africa.com
• MIGA partnered with Societe Generale, HSBC, and the West African Development Bank to channel €506 million in guarantees toward projects that strengthen resilience against climate risks in eight countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo. World Bank Group
• Guinea-Bissau's fintech future will depend fundamentally on infrastructure. The Fintech Times
• A severe tropical cyclone, Myla, is affecting parts of the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea, bringing the risk of very heavy rainfall and flooding. Met Office
• Liquefied natural gas: We expect to have 40 million metric tons of LNG sales per year by 2030, and we have large-scale projects in the U.S., Papua New Guinea, Mozambique, and Qatar. MarketScreener
• Guinea is forecast to expand by 9.3% in 2026, supported by the anticipated start of exports from a major iron ore project, while Rwanda's growth is expected to strengthen to 7.2%, driven by investment and a broad-based expansion in services. Businessday NG
• The Ghana Maritime Security Enhancement Plan, developed in partnership with the International Maritime Organization, is strengthening port security and protecting Ghanaian waters from piracy threats in the Gulf of Guinea. Myjoyonline
• As has been argued widely there is a need for increased ecological defence in both the 'biodiversity hotspots' (34 regions with high biological diversity under imminent threat) and the last great tropical wildernesses (Amazon, New Guinea, Congo) as well as at Sea. The Anarchist Library
• With Pacific nations, such as Papua New Guinea, expressing disappointment a co-hosted COP 31 has not eventuated, Australia will have to deliver. The Conversation
• The Gulf of Guinea faces evolving threats: piracy has declined, but proxy conflicts and grey zone crime now fuel instability and undermine sovereignty. Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
• Deepwater drilling is expected offshore Papua New Guinea and in deepwater Malaysia at Jampuk and Langka. Splash247

Last updated: 20 June 2026