L'Harmattan Guinée

L'Harmattan Guinée is a Guinean publishing house created in 2006 by Sansy Kaba Diakité, modeled on the Paris-based publisher L'Harmattan. It operates as a Guinean-law company and is part of the wider Groupe L'Harmattan network, which gives it access to an international distribution and diffusion platform. Its catalogue is heavily oriented toward the humanities and social sciences, with particular strength in history, geography, literature, political science, and African studies. The official website presents the house as a "maison d'édition et de diffusion au rayonnement international" and lists over 1,100 books, more than 1,000 ebooks, and nearly 800 authors, reflecting a substantial and growing list. The publisher's activity is organized around four poles: editions, bookshops, distribution, and digital publishing. It publishes both print books and multi-format digital editions, and its catalogue includes monographs, essays, literary works, and collective volumes. Many titles focus on Guinea and West Africa, covering themes such as precolonial and colonial history, resistance figures, cultural heritage, and contemporary political and social issues. The house also publishes works by Guinean and African authors, contributing to the visibility of local scholarship and literature. Beyond publishing, L'Harmattan Guinée has been active in literary and cultural initiatives in Guinea. It is associated with events such as the "72 heures du livre" and with Conakry's designation as a world book capital, helping to promote reading and literary culture in the country. Through its affiliation with the L'Harmattan group, it benefits from shared infrastructure, including bookshops, the Harmathèque digital platform, and Harmattan TV, while maintaining a distinctly Guinean editorial identity.

L'Harmattan Guinée was created in 2006 by Sansy Kaba Diakité as a Guinean publishing company modeled on the Paris-based L'Harmattan. The initiative aimed to establish a local publishing and diffusion structure capable of giving Guinean and African authors a platform, while benefiting from the international reach of the L'Harmattan brand. From its base in Conakry, the house developed an editorial program centered on the humanities and social sciences, with a strong emphasis on history, geography, literature, and political science. Over the years, the publisher expanded its activity into four complementary poles: editions, bookshops, distribution, and digital publishing. This structure allowed it not only to produce books but also to circulate them through physical and digital channels. The catalogue grew to include more than a thousand titles and ebooks, with contributions from hundreds of authors. Many publications address Guinean and West African history and culture, including monographs on local communities, biographies of historical figures, and analyses of political and social change. L'Harmattan Guinée has also been involved in literary promotion in Guinea. It is associated with initiatives such as the "72 heures du livre" and with Conakry's role as a world book capital, which helped raise the profile of the book sector in the country. As part of the Groupe L'Harmattan, it shares resources and platforms with other entities in the network, including bookshops, the Harmathèque digital library, and Harmattan TV. The house continues to publish new titles and to develop its digital offerings, maintaining its position as a significant actor in Guinean and francophone African publishing.

• 2017

  Publication of "Embarquement pour Conakry: capitale mondiale du livre" by Jean-Célestin Edjangue.

• 2006

  L'Harmattan Guinée is founded by Sansy Kaba Diakité in Conakry.

A Guinean publishing house within the international L'Harmattan network, focused on African humanities, social sciences, and literature.

• Sur les traces des almamis et résistants à la colonisation

  Historical work by Amadou Hamidou Diallo linking Guinea, Senegal, and Mauritania.

• L'HISTOIRE DE GBASSIKOLO

  Monograph by Jean-René Camara on the island of Tombo.

• HISTOIRE ET PARCOURS DE L'ENFANT DE TROUPE FAYALLA

  Biography by Bakonko Maramany Cissé of Nakan-Fayalla Doumbouya.

1. 1Éditions L'Harmattan - vente livres, ebooks (édition numérique)guinee.harmattan.fr
2. 2L'HISTOIRE DE GBASSIKOLO, Jean-René Camaraguinee.harmattan.fr
3. 3HISTOIRE ET PARCOURS DE L'ENFANT DE TROUPE FAYALLAguinee.harmattan.fr
4. 4Livreguinee.harmattan.fr
5. 5L'Harmattan Guinéewikidata.org
6. 6L'Harmattan Guinéefr.wikipedia.org