01 February 2023

The Guinea Telecommunications Company (SOTELGUI), now Guinée Télécom, will be operational before the end of January 2023, according to Ousmane Gaoual Diallo, minister of Posts, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy.

The operationalization of Guinea Telecom is the culmination of actions undertaken since 2013 by the Guinean government to relaunch the incumbent operator SOTELGUI, which had gone bankrupt. In March 2021, the African Development Bank (AfDB) granted its support to the Guinean State within the framework of this project.

With the relaunch of Guinea Telecom, the Guinean government is acquiring a strategic tool through which the country will be able to enjoy independence in its communications, meet the growing needs of populations for quality telecom services, support the country’s digital transformation, introduce more competition in the market and take greater advantage of the growing financial benefits of the sector.