Tag: Mamadi Doumbouya
an announcement of a putsch attempt which questions
In Guinea, this is an announcement that questions more than it worries. On Tuesday, January 2, national television presented the authors of an attempted coup d’état, which was allegedly aborted…
the head of state at the bedside of the injured in the oil terminal explosion
The Guinean head of state, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, visited the two main hospitals in the capital Conakry on Monday, December 25, to visit those injured in the fire at the…
an investigation opened for arson following the explosion at the port of Conakry
The death toll from the explosion and fire at Guinea’s main fuel depot, which took place overnight from Sunday to Monday in downtown Conakry, rose from 18 to 23 dead…
after the deadly explosion, Mamadi Doumbouya decrees three days of national mourning
The death toll from the fire that broke out in the port of Conakry after the explosion of the main fuel depot on December 18 remains at eighteen dead. In…
In Guinea, the rehabilitation of ex-president Ahmed Sékou Touré by the junta provokes a lively debate
This October 30 in Russia is the annual day of remembrance of the victims of political repression, in a country where the return of statues of Stalin is accelerating. Also…
ministers deprived of their diplomatic passports
In Guinea, the Prime Minister announced Monday October 23 that the diplomatic and service travel documents of members of the government will be withdrawn. Officially, the measure is part of…
variable geometry representations for African juntas
Tuesday, September 19, 2023, the debates of the UN General Assembly opened. This 78th session, at the institution’s New York headquarters, will last a week during which heads of state…
the inter-Guinean dialogue closes and submits its conclusions to the presidency
In Guinea, the inclusive inter-Guinean dialogue started on November 25 at the initiative of the head of the junta, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, and boycotted by the country’s main political parties,…
one year after the coup, hopes and frustrations
On September 5, 2021, a coup led to the fall of Alpha Condé, the country then discovered the country’s new strongman: Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya. A year later, the new Guinean…
two dead in Conakry during a demonstration against the ruling junta
Conakry is still in mourning after the death of two young Guineans, shot Wednesday August 17 during a day of demonstration at the call of the National Front for the…