Guinea’s main opposition leader has accused the country’s ruling military authorities of attempting to establish a one-party political system after dozens of political parties were dissolved by government decree. Cellou Dalein Diallo, leader of the opposition Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG), criticised the decision after the government of…
President Mamady Doumbouya returned to Guinea on Friday to a grand welcome at Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport, following a three-week absence that had sparked speculation about his health. Doumbouya, 41, who has ruled the West African nation since seizing power in a 2021 coup, left Guinea on February 13…
Senegalese musician Sahad Sarr has unveiled his new album, African West, a project that has been a decade in the making and reflects his ambition to reshape global musical influences through an unapologetically African lens. A Unique Sonic Identity Sarr’s sound draws inspiration from African, American, and global traditions, but…
Conakry, Guinea – Witnesses reported heavy bursts of automatic gunfire near the central prison in Kaloum, Conakry’s administrative centre, early Tuesday morning. The district is home to the presidential palace and key government offices. Witness Accounts Residents described scenes of panic as gunfire erupted shortly before 9:00 am local time,…
Conakry, Guinea – Less than two weeks after being sworn in, Guinea’s new president Mamadi Doumbouya has appointed Amadou Oury Bah as prime minister, reinstating him to the role he previously held under the country’s military junta. Continuity in Leadership Oury, who served as prime minister for nearly two years…
The African Union (AU) has announced the lifting of sanctions on Guinea, imposed after the 2021 coup, citing what it described as the “successful organisation of the presidential election” held in December 2025. AU’s Statement In a communiqué, the Union praised the “positive steps taken in the implementation of the…
Guinea’s junta leader General Mamadi Doumbouya was officially sworn in as president on Saturday, capping a decisive win in December’s presidential election. The inauguration took place at a newly constructed 55,000-seat stadium on the outskirts of Conakry, with African leaders and representatives from the African Union and ECOWAS in attendance.…
Mariam Soumah, a 23-year-old woman from Guinea, has not seen her newborn daughter Sabina in nine months after being deported from Belarus without her child. Soumah, who initially traveled to Belarus hoping to reach Europe, gave birth prematurely in November 2024, with Sabina weighing just 600 grams. According to Soumah…
Claude Pivi, a former colonel and security minister under Guinea’s then-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara, has died in custody, authorities confirmed on Tuesday. Pivi, also known as “Coplan,” passed away in a Conakry hospital due to complications related to diabetes, according to the public prosecutor’s office. Pivi was convicted in absentia…