The President of the Republic of Guinea, Mamadi Doumbouya, received the Grand Builder Super Prize at the 2026 Babacar Ndiaye Trophy, awarded by The Africa Road Builders, on Wednesday 27 May 2026 in Kintélé, on the sidelines of the 61st Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank. This award recognises major infrastructure projects undertaken as part of the Simandou Vision 2040 program. The Guinean Head of State was represented at the ceremony by the Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Ismaël Nabé.
The Super Grand Builder Prize of the Babacar Ndiaye Trophy was awarded to the President of the Republic of Guinea, Mamadi Doumbouya, by The Africa Road Builders on Wednesday, May 27 2026, at the International Conference Centre of Kintélé. The award recognises investments made in transport infrastructure and the economic integration of the continent. Receiving the distinction on behalf of the President of the Republic, Guinea’s Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Ismaël Nabé, welcomed what he described as continental recognition of the transformation vision driven by the Simandou Vision 2040 programme.
“The Simandou project is truly an example of an integrative project that makes Africa proud. Today, the ambition is to go beyond this project and develop other projects similar to Simandou under the Simandou 2040 programme. We are proud, we are happy, and on behalf of the Head of State, on behalf of the people of Guinea, we thank those who awarded our leader, our President, for the remarkable work he has done for the country and the work that still remains to be done for our nation. May God bless Africa, may God bless Guinea, may God bless Congo, and the struggle continues.”
ISMAEL NABE, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation – Guinea
Several other African personalities also received builder awards. Among them were the Director General of Guinea’s Road Maintenance Fund, Hamidou Sylla, the Director General of AGEROUTE Côte d’Ivoire, Fabrice Coulibaly, the Deputy Coordinator of the Abidjan Urban Mobility Project, Ali Coulibaly, as well as the Director General of the Inland Transport Regulatory Authority of Côte d’Ivoire, N’Zi Assamoua Désiré, represented by Mrs Bendé Dibi Karen. For The Africa Road Builders, these achievements reflect the transition from intentions to concrete action in favour of African integration and territorial development.
“The road remains the primary instrument of the continent’s integration. It brings peoples closer together, boosts trade, reduces territorial inequalities and creates the conditions for growth. It is precisely in this spirit that the selection committee of the Africa Road Builders Babacar NDIAYE Trophy 2026 decided to award the Super Grand Builder Prize of the Babacar NDIAYE Trophy to His Excellency the President of the Republic of Guinea, His Excellency Mamadi Doumbouya.”
BARTHÉLEMY KOUAMÉ, Commissioner General of The Africa Road Builders – Babacar NDIAYE Trophy – Côte d’Ivoire
Created by The Africa Road Builders, this trophy pays tribute toDrر Babacar Ndiaye, former President of the African Development Bank between 1985 and 1995, recognised as one of the leading architects of infrastructure financing in Africa. For more than a decade, this distinction has rewarded African heads of state, decision-makers and officials committed to the modernisation of infrastructure and the continent’s economic transformation.
