Guinea’s junta leader, Mamady Doumbouya, put his name forward to stand in presidential elections on December 28

IN PICTURES Guinea’s junta leader, Mamady Doumbouya, put his name forward on Monday to stand in presidential elections on December 28, a move that could keep him in power for another five years. Doumbouya had vowed not to run when he seized power...

Guinean Bauxite Exports to Remain Strong

Guinea-Conakry’s bauxite sector is entering 2026 under the shadow of a record-breaking 2025, following an unprecedented Q1 surge that has set expectations for the coming year. Trade data shows that the country exported 48.6 million tons of bauxite...

Guinea's junta leader enters the December presidential race

Guinea’s military leader, Mamady Doumbouya, will stand as a candidate in the country’s first presidential elections since he seized power in a coup in 2021. The general handed in his documents at the Supreme Court on Monday, the last day for...

The Republic Of Guinea Updates Its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) And Reveals A Structural Growth Of 51.2%, Confirming The Country’s Economic Strength

The Republic of Guinea has completed a major rebasing of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), conducted by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) under the supervision of the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation. This revision,...

Guinea’s coup leader Col Mamadi Doumbouya enters presidential race

The military commander who has ruled Guinea since a coup four years ago has entered the presidential race, breaking an earlier promise to hand power to a civilian government. Col Mamadi Doumbouya submitted his candidacy at the Supreme Court on...

$23 billion Simandou project set to transform Guinea into Africa’s second-largest mineral exporter

After decades of delays, Guinea’s ambitious Simandou iron ore project is finally moving forward. Valued at $23 billion, it is Africa’s largest-ever mining venture and could propel Guinea to the continent’s second-largest exporter of minerals and...

Guinea military government leader enters presidential race

Guinea’s military government leader, Mamady Doumbouya, has officially entered the presidential race, submitting his candidacy for the December 28 elections, aimed at restoring constitutional order following the general’s 2021 coup. Doumbouya...

Huge new mine in Guinea with Chinese backing set to upend world iron ore market

In April 1998, a young geologist and his team set out from the village of Moribadou and trekked for six hours through the Guinea Highlands, a densely forested plateau that spreads across four countries in West Africa. "It was extremely difficult,”...

Guinea’s junta leader decides to run for president 4 years after leading a coup

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea’s junta leader submitted his bid Monday to be a candidate for the presidential election in December, contradicting his earlier promise not to run for the office after he led soldiers in sezing power four years ago....

Guinea’s junta leader decides to run for president four years after leading a coup

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea’s junta leader submitted his bid Monday to be a candidate for the presidential election in December, contradicting his earlier promise not to run for the office after he led soldiers in sezing power four years ago....

Guinea's coup leader enters presidential race

The military commander who has ruled Guinea since a coup four years ago has entered the presidential race, breaking an earlier promise to hand power to a civilian government. Col Mamadi Doumbouya submitted his candidacy at the Supreme Court on...

Guinea's junta leader to stand for president

Guinea's President Mamadi Doumbouya addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 21, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid CONAKRY (Reuters) -Guinea's junta leader Mamady Doumbouya put his name forward on...

Guinea junta chief officially enters race for president

CONAKRY - Guinea's junta leader General Mamady Doumbouya officially entered the country's presidential race Monday, submitting his candidacy to the Supreme Court ahead of 28 December elections that are meant to restore constitutional order...

ECOWAS Boosts Trade Using SIGMAT Between Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea & Liberia

Dr. Kalilou Sylla, ECOWAS Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture is optimistically that the deployment of the automated regional transit solution – also referred to as the Interconnected system for the management of goods in transit...

Monday marks final day for Guinea presidential election candidacies

Guinea's presidential election campaign began taking shape Monday as the deadline passed for candidates to file for the December 28 vote, with transitional President Mamadi Doumbouya expected to run while the country's main political parties were...

Guinean National Arrested with Over L$5M Worth of Tramadol in Nimba County

YEKEPA, Nimba County – A Guinean National and a driver have been arrested by the Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency (LDEA) at the Yekepa Concession Gate, located on the Ganta-Sanniquellie Highway in Nimba County, with a large shipment of Tramadol...

Asante Kotoko goalie Camara gets national team call-up

Asante Kotoko goalkeeper Mohamed Camara has received a call up by the Guinea senior men’s team ahead of international friendlies against Togo and Niger in Casablanca this month, November. The 25-year-old has been in superlative form for the...

Guinean doctor in Turkey faces deportation over undisclosed security claims

A Guinean physician who has lived in Turkey for 14 years and is married to a Turkish citizen is facing deportation under a national security order, despite having no criminal charges against him and being denied access to the evidence used to...

ACHPR85: ISHR calls for greater support to defenders working on the Sahel, Guinea, Madagascar, and Palestine

On 23 October 2025, as part of the 85th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), ISHR delivered an oral statement on the human rights situation in Africa. On the Sahel, ISHR highlighted the numerous acts of...

From Guinea to Greece: how a basketball camp is changing lives across continents

What started with a few pairs of donated sneakers has grown into a grassroots sports movement uniting two continents. In Guinea, where many young people lack access to basic resources – let alone organized sports – a basketball camp with deep ties...