On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, Prime Minister H. E. Amadou Oury Bah of Guinea announced a landmark public‑private partnership with Ghana’s Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) through its subsidiary Zoomlion Ghana Limited. The agreement, signed in Conakry, will establish a modern, integrated municipal waste management system that shifts the capital from a linear disposal model to a circular sanitation economy.
During a courtesy call by JGC leadership led by Executive Chairman Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, the Prime Minister praised the deal as a continuation of the “historic brotherhood” that has linked Ghana and Guinea since independence. He said the partnership would bring “a new image to sanitation work” and create 2,000 to 3,000 jobs in Conakry.
Zoomlion Guinea Integrated Waste Solutions Limited (ZGIWSL) will operate key Zone de Tri et de Transit (ZTT) transfer stations, organise waste collection in major public markets and oversee transport to the Baritodé landfill and future resource‑recovery facilities. The company will work closely with the Ministry of Sanitation, Hydraulics and Hydrocarbons (MAHH) and the National Agency for Sanitation and Public Health (ANASP).
“We cleaned the city, but afterwards we would gather these piles of trash again in the middle of the city. And that is what motivated the President of the Republic to ask us to close Dar‑es‑Salam in the first place.”said Minister of Sanitation, Hydraulics and Hydrocarbons Aboubacar Camara.
Camara highlighted that the contract aligns with President Mamadi Doumbouya’s vision and the Prime Minister’s orientations. He added that for the past thirty years Guinea had struggled to find a definitive solution for urban waste, but the new partnership offers a “self‑sustaining, circular industrial model built on localised African capacity.”
“For over 30 years in Africa, governments have depended almost exclusively on World Bank and IMF frameworks to solve urban sanitation problems, which has repeatedly proven unsustainable over time.”
Jospong Group, which operates in 29 countries and boasts an asset base exceeding $2.4 billion, will commit funds for an early waste processing and recovery plant in Conakry. The plant is expected to employ 2,000 to 3,000 workers, many of whom will be young Guineans currently unemployed in the sector. The project will also launch extensive public education and environmental awareness campaigns involving municipal authorities, the Office of the Prime Minister, schools, traditional leaders and youth organisations.
As the partnership moves forward, the focus will be on building local capacity, ensuring community participation and delivering a modern sanitation system that supports Guinea’s broader development goals.
