General Economy As Guinea Seeks To Boost A Country Hit Hard By Ebola

A Chinese, left, and a Guinea national flag fly at the guarded entrance to a construction site in Conakry, Guinea, on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015. While Guinea produces bauxite, which is refined into aluminum, and has vast iron-ore deposits, its mining potential has been largely untapped because of political instability and a lack of infrastructure. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images