The General Directorate of Elections (DGE) in Guinea has issued a critical update ahead of the presidential election scheduled for December 28. In a multi-diffusion communiqué released on October 15, the DGE outlined the requirements and procedures for independent candidates seeking to secure sponsorships, a key step in the electoral process. Under the Decree, and…
With 89% of voters approving a new constitution, the success of the Guinean constitutional referendum has finally set the stage for presidential election, which has been scheduled for December 28. There are also growing claims that the referendum has cleared the path for Mamady Doumbouya, the head of the military government, to contest as a…
Partial results from Guinea’s September 21 referendum indicate an overwhelming approval of a new constitution, a move observers see as solidifying military rule. The charter, which replaces the 2020 version, suspended after a 2021 coup, garnered 90.6% support against 9.4% opposition, based on tallies from 91% of polling stations, according to Djenabou Toure, head of…
In a bold move to take control of its vast mineral wealth, the Guinean government has revoked the bauxite mining concession held by Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) through its subsidiary, Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC), transferring it to a newly established state-backed entity, Nimba Mining. The decision was announced on state television, *Radio Télévision Guinéenne*. It…
Télé24’s editor-in-chief, Abdoulaye Kaback Camara Journalists and broadcasters at Télé24, a prominent private television channel in Conakry, launched an indefinite strike on Monday, August 4, shutting down broadcasts at the station. The collective of media workers, led by the editor-in-chief, Abdoulaye Kaback Camara, is protesting months of unpaid salaries, arbitrary dismissals, and a lack of transparency…
Guinea-Bissau marked this year’s Augist 3 Pidjiguiti Day amidst political uncertainties, human rights concerns and financial challenges, highlighting the country’s tough march towards a stable political space. The day commemorates victims of the 1959 massacre that helped start the independence fight. On that day, colonial police fired on peaceful protesters at Bissau’s Pidjiguiti docks, leaving…
Guinean junta leader, Col. Mamady Doumbouya Guinea is grappling with escalating political tensions after the military junta, led by Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, recently carried out a government reshuffle, with Doumbouya appointing five new ministers to restructure the transitional regime’s activities. This has raised concerns about the military regime’s intent to hold on to power. In…
Dadis Camara, former junta leader, was pardoned for ‘health reasons’ by the junta © SEYLLOU DIALLO / AFP Mixed reactions have trailed the decision by the head of the Guinean military junta, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, to pardon former military ruler Moussa Dadis Camara, who had been sentenced to twenty years in prison for his role in the 2009…
President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaru Sisocco Embaló. The emerging political crisis in Guinea-Bissau, triggered by the president, Umaru Sissoco Embaló’s decision to remain in power after the expiration of his constitutional mandate, has provoked strong opposition both within and outside the country. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations Office for…
![Former military leader listens as court hands out verdict. [Abdoulaye Bella Diallo/AP Photo]](https://westafricareport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG-20240811-WA0002-600x400.jpg "Guinea court jails ex-military leader Camara, other officials, for crimes against humanity")
Former military leader listens as court hands out verdict. [Abdoulaye Bella Diallo/AP Photo] After a lengthy trial, lasting over two years, Guinea’s criminal court has found former military junta head, Moussa Dadis Camara, guilty of crimes against humanity. Camara escaped from prison during a prison break in November last year during an armed jailbreak, but he was later recaptured….
