Mamadie Touré is the widow and youngest of former Guinean president Lansana Conté's four wives. Her name appears in numerous investigations into the activities of Pentler Holdings, which is said to have transferred through a network of

shell companies A shell corporation is a company or corporation that exists only on paper and has no office and no employees, but may have a bank account or may hold passive investments or be the registered owner of assets, such as intellectual property, or s ...

at least one payment of $2.4 million US—with more pledged—to her offshore company, Matinda, in return for her help obtaining a

concession Concession may refer to: General * Concession (contract) (sometimes called a concession agreement), a contractual right to carry on a certain kind of business or activity in an area, such as to explore or develop its natural resources or to opera ...

Simandou mine The Simandou mine is a large iron mine located in the Simandou mountain range of southern Guinea's Nzérékoré Region. Simandou represents one of the largest iron ore reserves in Guinea and in the world, having estimated reserves of 2.4 billion ...

from her husband shortly before his death.

Beny Steinmetz Beny Steinmetz ( he, בני שטיינמץ; born 2 April 1956) is an Israeli businessman and entrepreneur, with a focus in the mining and energy sectors, while being also active in the real estate and diamond-mining industries. Beny Steinmetz is ...

, an Israeli diamond mining magnate, was convicted of corruption for the bribe.

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