Guinea’s Claude Pivi, Convicted for 2009 Stadium Massacre, Dies in Custody

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…

Guinea’s Junta Leader Mamadi Doumbouya Declares Presidential Bid Despite Earlier Pledge to Step Aside

Guinea’s transitional leader, Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya, has formally submitted his candidacy for the country’s December 2025 presidential election, defying an earlier commitment not to seek office following the September 2021 military coup that brought him to power. Doumbouya, who has served as both interim president and head of the junta…