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Since then SNA has been introduced to Mr. Kaba, the
owner of Guiter. Guiter is Guinea’s largest construction
company. Through this relationship SNA has also been
appointed for the detail design of three roads projects i.e.
a road from the town of Mandiana to the Mali-Guinea
border; a road from the city of Kankan to the town of
Kerouane and a road from Kankan to the city of
Kissidougou. So far, design has begun for the road from
Mandiana to the Mali border. This road will be a 100
km/hr single-carriageway two-lane road with a rural cross
section. There is a poor quality existing gravel road/track
along most of this route but we will be designing the new
road adjacent to the existing route. This is so that the
existing route can be used to divert traffic during
construction. Our deadline for this project is 31 May 2019
and we are on track to meet that.
SNA has also been appointed to design the Guiter site
camp that will service all three roads projects during
construction. This site camp will include access roads,
houses,a service yard for the plant, a clinic, tennis and
volleyball courts, offices and a helipad.
There is a glimmer of light on the horizon and SNA is
ready.
Figure 2. Mr. Stoltz with Mr. Kaba, Managing Director of Guiter, signing SNA’s first contract
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Facts about Guinea:
• Situated near Gambia and Guinea-Bissau in West
Africa, Guinea is a small, poor country. Its highlands are
covered with forests and savanna. The northern part of
the country is mostly desert land.
• Guinea gained its independence from France in 1958.
Since then, the country has experienced many wars
and political uprisings. The lack of a stable government
has kept the country in poverty even though it is rich in
natural resources, including gold and diamonds.
• The capital city of Guinea is Conakry. It is also the
largest city.
• 10.2 million people live in Guinea.
• The official language of Guinea is French. Other
languages used in Guinea are Fula, Maninka and Susu.