Conakry came to Abidjan for ideas. Thursday October 8, 2026, Mariama Ciré Sylla, Minister of Economy, Finance and Budget of the Republic of Guinea, was received in audience by the Ivorian Minister of Planning and Development, Dr Souleymane Diarrassouba, and by the Minister of Economy, Finance and Budget, Adama Coulibaly. The discussions focused on 4 areas such as development planning, public investment programming, management of the portfolio of projects financed by technical and financial partners, and the conduct of public finance reforms. The two delegations saw their practices together. On the Ivorian side, the reference tool is the 2025-2027 Public Investment Program.It relies on SINAPSE, an integrated system for analysis, programming and monitoring-evaluation of public investment projects.

At her level, Mariama Ciré Sylla has brought the Ivorian trajectory closer to that of her country. Guinea is in turn entering a debt-backed development cycle, after the agreement in principle concluded with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in August 2026. This visit shortly follows the launch, on October 5, of the new 2027-2033 Partnership Framework between Guinea and the World Bank Group. This focuses on budgetary management, human capital, infrastructure and job creation by the private sector. A well-monitored project portfolio then becomes a central issue.Former World Bank executive, Mariama Ciré Sylla has headed the Ministry of the Economy since February 2, 2026.

Note that this hearing illustrates pragmatic South-South cooperation between Abidjan and Conakry. The two capitals are seeking to better program and monitor their public investments.