Embassy of India, Conakry

Embassy of India
Conakry
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India-Guinea Bilateral Relations

Relations between India and Republic of Guinea have been cordial and friendly. India had opened its Embassy in Conakry earlier but closed it in 1988 after more than two decades. Guinea opened its Embassy in New Delhi in April 2012. Subsequent to the Cabinet approval for opening of 18 new Missions in Africa by 2021, India opened its Embassy in Guinea in 2019. India has extended developmental assistance under various schemes to Guinea over the years. Guinea too has been very supportive of India’s line on various international issues and candidates at multilateral international bodies. The Government of Guinea acknowledges India’s contribution and increasingly looks forward to further strengthening its relationship with India. Bilateral relations between India and Guinea are strengthening continuously.

Bilateral visits:

Major visits from India to Guinea:

MOS External Affairs, Mrs. Preneet Kaur visited Guinea in January 2014. This was the first Ministerial visit after the closure of Indian Embassy in Conakry in 1988. MOS (PK) met the President and the Prime Minister and held bilateral talks with the Foreign Minister. Two agreements were signed with the Foreign Minister of Guinea, during the visit, namely, Establishment of Joint Commission between the Foreign Ministries of two countries and an MoU on Foreign Office Consultations.

State visit of the Hon’ble President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind to Guinea from 1-3 August 2019

The Hon’ble President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind accompanied by Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi, MoS for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries and Shri Dilip Gosh, MP, Lok Sabha paid a State visit to Guinea from 1-3 August 2019. During the President’s visit to Guinea, following three MoUs were signed in Conakry on 02 August 2019:

S.N	TITLE	DATE OF SIGNATURE	MINISTRY
1.	MoU on Co-operation in the Field of Traditional System of Medicine and Homeopathy	02.08.2019	Ministry of AYUSH
2.	MoU on the Co-operation in the Field of Renewable Energy	02.08.2019	Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
3.	MoU for participation in the e-VBAB Network Project (Technology Up-gradation of Pan Africa e-Network Project	02.08.2019	Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL)

iii) The 1st India – Guinea Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) was held at Conakry from 18-19 October 2024. The Indian delegation was led by Mr. Sevala Naik Mude, AS(C&WA) and the Guinean Delegation was led by Ambassador Abdoulaye Youla, Secretary General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and Guineans Abroad. The visit was the first High level exchange to review of relations after five years of opening of the Mission. During the discussions, both the sides addressed several issues of mutual interest at both bilateral and multilateral levels. They emphasized the need to strengthen the existing consultation framework through regular meetings between two Foreign Ministers to harmonize their positions on regional and international issues.

During the visit, the Indian Delegation also called on Mr. Amadou Oury Bah, Prime Minister of the Republic of Guinea. They also met Mr. Ismael Nabe, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation and Mr. Bouna Sylla, Minister of Mines and Geology and discussed the various issues of mutual interest.

The major visits from Guinea to India:

i) The President of the Republic of Guinea, Mr. Ahmed Sekou Toure participated in the NAM Summit in New Delhi in 1983.

ii) Foreign Minister, Mrs. Fatomata Kaba participated in International Peace, Non-Violence and Empowerment in January 2007.

iii) Foreign Minister, Dr. Edouard Nyankoye Lama participated in India LDC Ministerial Conference on “Harnessing the Positive Contribution of South-South Cooperation for Development of Least Developed Countries” in February 2011.

iv) A delegation comprising Ministers of Energy, Health, Employment, Technical Education and Vocational Training and Agriculture attended the 9th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave in March 2013.

v) Prof. Alpha Condé, President of the Republic of Guinea, visited India to participate in the 3rd India-Africa Forum Summit in October 2015, immediately after his re-election to a second term in October 2015.

vi) Planning Minister and Minister of State for Finance attended the 52nd Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Ahmedabad in May 2017.

vii) Foreign Minister, Mr. Mamadi Toure visited India on 6 November 2017 to seek high level Indian participation in a Donors Conference in Paris in the same month. He also visited India in March 2018 to attend the Founding Members Conference of ISA.

viii) Prime Minister, Dr. Ibrahima Kassory Fofana attended the 14th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave in March 2019. He was one of the Guests of Honour at the Conclave.

ix) Foreign Minister, Mr. Mamadi Toure visited India in December 2019, signed LoC Agreements and had bilateral meeting with EAM, Shri S. Jaishankar.

x) Chief of Staff-General Deputy of Armed Forces, Mr. Mohamed Bangoura and Mr. Alpha Souleymane Sow, Lieutenant Colonel represented Guinea in the DefExpo 2020.

xi) Mrs. Hadja Safiatou Diallo, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of the Republic of Guinea participated in the Voice of Global South Summit on 12 January 2023 virtually.

xii) Dr. Mamdou P. Diallo, Minister of Health and Public Hygiene, Guinea, visited Delhi on the invitation of Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India (GoI) to attend the event titled 'ONE EARTH ONE HEALTH - The 6th Edition of Advantage Healthcare lndia' organized in collaboration with FlCCl from 26th to 28th April 2023 at New Delhi.

xiii) Mr. Ahmed Sekou Keita, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Energy, Hydraulic and Hydrocarbons along with Mr. Ismael Nabe, Advisor to the Prime Minister in charge of Investments and Public-Private Partnerships attended the 18th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India - Africa Growth Partnership held from 14 –16 June 2023 at New Delhi.

xiv) Mrs. Louopou Lamah, Minister of Commerce, Industry, Small & Medium Enterprises along with Adviser to Prime Minister visited Delhi from 21-24 August 2023. During the visit H.E. Mrs. Lamah held bilateral meeting with Shri Piyush Goyal, Hon’ble Minister of Commerce & Industry.

xv) Mr. Ahmed Sekou Keita, Secretary General, Ministry of Energy, Hydraulics and Hydrocarbons along with Mr. Karim Kamara attended the 6th Session of International Solar Alliance Assembly from 30 October to 01 November 2023 at New Delhi.

xvi) Mr. Ahmed Sekou Keita, Secretary General represented H.E. Aly Seydouba Soumah, Minister of Energy, Hydraulics and Hydrocarbons, Republic of Guinea in the Voice of Global South Summit 2.0 (VoGSS2.0) held on 17 November 2023 virtually.

xvii)   Mr. Mohamed Billy Kaba, Secretary General (Deputy Minister), Ministry of Youth and Sports                                         attended the Youth Ministers’ Session of the 3rd VOGSS on 17 August 2024 on the theme,           “Youth Engagement for a Better Future.”
xviii)    A government delegation Led by Mr. Ismael Nabe, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, including of Mr. Mahamadou Abdoulaye Diallo, Minister of Transport, Mr. Oumar Diouhe Bah, Minster of Health and Public Hygiene and Mr. Ousmane Gaoual Diallo, Minister of Infrastructure and Public Works participated in the 19th CII-Africa Business Conclave from 20 to 22 August 2024 at Delhi. During the visit, Guinean Ministers also held meetings with Shri Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shri J.P. Nadda, Minister of Health and Family Welfare and other senior government officers.
xix)      First ever familiarization visit of two journalists from the Republic of Guinea took place from 24-30 October 2024. The journalists were very appreciative of the Government of India for providing them a chance to visit India. A video clip of journalist’s visit was covered in the prime evening news. The other journalist had written highly of India in the Horoya newspaper.
xx)       A two member Guinean delegation led by Dr Dia Balde, Chief of Staff, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development had attended the first meeting of the Assembly (the apex body) of International Big Cat Alliance which was held on 16th June, 2025 at New Delhi.
xxi)       A delegation led by Ms. Fatoumata Toure, Chief of Staff, Ministry of Planning and International    Cooperation, including of Mr. Thierno Illiassa Balde, Advisor to the Prime Minister in Charge of Trade, Industry, Foresight and Financial Resource Mobilization participated in the 20th CII-Africa Business Conclave from 27 to 29 August 2025 at New Delhi.
Bilateral mechanism and agreements

•           Joint Mechanisms: Two bilateral arrangements, viz., (1) a Joint Commission and (2) Protocol for Consultations between Foreign Ministries exist between the two countries.

International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) Agreement

On April 7, 2025, Guinea had signed the ‘Framework Agreement on the establishment of the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA)’ and become the seventh country to join it alongwith, Republic of Nicaragua, Kingdom of Eswatini, Republic of India, Federal Republic of Somalia, Republic of Liberia and Kingdom of Cambodia.

Trade and Commerce:

The overall bilateral trade between India and Guinea has been on the decline from 2021-22, however India’s export has been rising every year. Major Indian exports include rice (other than basmati), two and three wheelers, engineering goods, drugs & pharmaceuticals, textile, transport equipment, iron & steel, ceramics & allied products and construction equipment. Major Indian imports include gold, aluminum, pearls/stones/jewelry, cashew, scrap metals, Coffee, etc.

Bilateral trade statistics during the last five years are as follows:

Year	Exports	Imports	Total(In million USD)
2020 - 2021	501.77	1,631.02	2,132.79
2021 -2022	561.53	3,616.56	4,178.09
2022 – 2023	631.93	2,082.84	2,714.77
2023 - 2024	696.48	1,385.72	2,082.20
2024 -2025	901.08	679.96	1,581.04
2025-2026(April to June)	188.06	172.36	360.42

Investment of Indian Companies in Guinea

While there is no major investment from India in Guinea, some of the Indian companies having presence in Guinea are: Topaz Group of companies, Jaguar Industries, Odhav Multi Industries, Volta Impex, Ashapura Mining, Dynamic Mining, Bombay Industries, Diamond Cements, Goldmine Global Medicare Pvt Ltd etc. These are mainly involved in mining sector and import/export of goods such as automobiles, textiles, food products, sanitary items, cookware, soaps and detergents, cashews etc. From the statistical point of view, there is a great scope of business opportunities in Guinea in varied sectors including mining, health, agriculture, retail/wholesale trade etc. The Mission has been assisting many other prominent Indian entrepreneurs who have approached the Embassy seeking ministerial level meetings to establish their businesses in Guinea.

Concessional Loans:

Government of India has extended the following Lines of Credit (LoCs) to the Government of the Republic of Guinea:

LOC of US $ 35 million: The LOC was extended to the Government of the Republic of Guinea on 11 March 2014 for strengthening of health system in Guinea. Ministry on May 30, 2023 advised for cancellation of tender issued and to re-initiate the tendering process afresh. It was also considered by Ministry to award the contract on nomination basis. No progress was made. Follow up is being made with Govt of Guinea for recovery of overdues under the LOC. The additional LOC of US$20.51 to this LOC was cancelled on 20 May 2025.

LOC of US $ 20.51 million: This is an additional funding to the LoC of US $ 35 million extended on 12 June 2020 for construction and upgradation of regional hospitals in Kankan and Nzerekore. The LOC was annulled by Govt of India on 20 May 2025 as no disbursements were made.

Line of Credit (LOC) of US $ 170 million: The Government of India had extended a Line of Credit (LoC) of US $ 170 million to the Government of the Republic of Guinea on 13 November 2019 for financing the project for strengthening the drinking water supply of Grand Conakry-Horizon 2040. On 20 October 2023 Ministry conveyed approval of GoI on the DPR at an estimated cost of US $ 168.767 million for the components to be financed under GoI-LoC of US $ 170 million extended to Guinea. It was proposed in the Inter-Ministerial Screening Committee meeting held on January 14, 2025, to consider extending the date for inclusion of first contract till December 31, 2025. Accordingly, DEA, on May 13, 2025, extended the deadline till December 31, 2025, for inclusion of first contract under the LOC.

Line of Credit (LoC) of US $ 20.22 million: The LoC agreement was extended on 7 November 2019 for the following two solar projects, signed on 5 December 2019. Exim bank on February 18, 2025 had forwarded the list of 4 applicants to Govt of Guinea who had qualified the pre-qualification criteria and requirements for DPR consultancy assignment. Govt of Guinea was requested to share the draft bidding document for the DPR consultants for review by Exim bank. It was proposed in the Inter-Ministerial Screening Committee meeting held on January 14, 2025, to consider extending the date for inclusion of first contract till December 31, 2025. Accordingly, DEA, on May 13, 2025, extended the deadline till December 31, 2025, for inclusion of first contract under the LOC.

Solar project for supply of Electricity and Drinking Water for 7 public universities in Guinea at a cost of US $ 14.40 million.

Solar Project for electrification and refrigeration in 200 health infrastructures in Guinea at a cost of US $ 5.82 million.

Apart from the above LoCs, Government of India has also accepted the proposal from the Guinean Government to extend GOIs technical and financial support for construction of five regional airports in the interior of the Republic of Guinea and construction of a Convention Center in Conakry at an estimated cost of US $ 250 million. The Government of the Guinea has been requested to re-submit its proposal in the form of LOC.

Humanitarian Aids/Donations:

Guinea had also availed Indian LOC of US$ 28.51 million through ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) for importing 100 buses from India (US$ 8.1 million) and for rehabilitation and extension of the electricity networks in Guinea (US$ 20 million).
Government of India donated fifty electric transformers in April 2007 with capacities between 250 and 400 KVA costing Rs. 17.67 million to help Guinea mitigate its electricity problem.
GOI extended bilateral assistance of US$ 50,000 to Guinea to fight Ebola in 2014. In addition, GOI provided cash assistance of US$ 500,000 to WHO as well as contribution of US$ 10 million to UN Fund for Ebola and additional US$ 2 million for purchase of protective gear to tackle Ebola for the three Ebola affected countries of West Africa including Guinea.
GOI extended six tons of critical medical assistance to the Republic of Guinea in July 2020, to fight against the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Capacity Building/Scholarships from India

ICCR: The ICCR has allocated one slot to the Republic of Guinea under Africa Scholarship Scheme (ASS). The Mission utilized the slot by sending one Guinean applicant to India to avail of the ICCR scholarship during the Academic Years 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 & 2025-26.

ITEC: The Ministry has allocated the following Defence and Civilian ITEC slots to the Republic of Guinea:

i) Defence ITEC: The Ministry had allocated two slots under Defence ITEC during 2022-2023, 2023-24 and 2024-25 which were utilized by the Mission.

ii) Civilian ITEC: The Ministry has allocated 40 Civilian ITEC slots to the Republic of Guinea. Out of these 40 slots, the Mission had processed more than 50 applications during FY 2024-25 and 22 slots were utilized.

Special Course for diplomats: Ministry had organized the 1st Special Course for Diplomats from Central and West African Countries at SSIFS from 16-25 July 2025. 15 Guinean diplomats had attended the training for this special course.

Cultural Relations:

In February 2013, ICCR sponsored 8-member cultural troupe from Guinea to participate in Surajkund Art and Craft Mela. ICCR paid for their airfare and all local expenditure during their 15 days stay in India. A Folk-Dance Troupe from Arunachal Pradesh visited Guinea and gave a performance in Conakry on 27 October 2017. This was the first ever visit by any cultural troupe from India.

A 15-member cultural troupe from Guinea visited India to participate in 38th edition of Surajkund Art and Craft Mela from 09 to 23 February 2025. Ministry paid for their international airfare and local hospitality during their stay in India was provided by the Surajkund Mela Authority, Haryana Government.

Indian Community:

The Indian community in Guinea comprises around 1450 persons. They are mainly involved in mining and industries, import and export of goods such as automobiles, textiles, food products, sanitary items, cookware, soaps and detergents, cashews etc.

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September 2025

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