Is Guinea Key for Countering China’s Gallium Dominance | Mapping Minerals Diplomacy

Guinea may be small in geography, but it sits atop vast mineral wealth. It holds the world’s largest bauxite reserves and is well-positioned to become a major supplier of gallium—a critical mineral required for semiconductors but whose exports China has restricted. Guinea has been on the U.S. minerals map since its independence from France, when U.S.-based Alcoa became its first foreign investor. In this episode, CSIS’s Gracelin is joined by the Honorable Bouna Sylla, Guinea’s Minister of Mines and Geology, to discuss: What measures Guinea is taking to stimulate Western investment How Guinea is pursuing efforts to reduce corruption Guinea’s ambitious infrastructure development plans, including being home to Africa’s largest infrastructure project – the $17 billion Simandou iron ore railway How Guinea is looking to go beyond raw material exports --------------------------------------------- A nonpartisan institution, CSIS is the top national security think tank in the world. Visit www.csis.org to find more of our work as we bring bipartisan solutions to the world's greatest challenges. Want to see more videos and virtual events? Subscribe to this channel and turn on notifications: https://cs.is/2dCfTve Follow CSIS on: • Twitter: www.twitter.com/csis • Facebook: www.facebook.com/CSIS.org • Instagram: www.instagram.com/csis/