Junta leader Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya was sworn in Saturday as president of Guinea after he overwhelmingly won last year’s presidential election despite an earlier promise not to present himself as a candidate.

Guinea’s Doumbouya is Sworn in as President 

Guinea Junta Chief Headed for Victory in Presidential Vote

Guinea-Bissau faces a military takeover just days after its presidential election, plunging the country into political uncertainty. The coup highlights ongoing instability in the West African nation, raising concerns about democratic processes, governance, and regional security.

Guinea-Bissau: Military Takeover Days After Presidential Election

The two leading candidates in Guinea-Bissau’s presidential election – incumbent Umaro Sissoco Embalo and main challenger Fernando Dias – have both declared victory before the release of official results.


Guinea - Bissau Decides: Sissoco Embalo Fights to Retain Power

Guinea: Voters in Guinea overwhelmingly supported a new constitution in a referendum held on September 21, 2025, with approximately 90.6% voting in favor. The new charter allows transitional military leader Mamady Doumbouya to run for president and extends the presidential term from five to seven years with one re-election allowed. 


Guinea 'provisionally' adopts new constitution after referendum 

Guinea: Voters say 'yes' to new constitution in referendum

 Guinea Voters Say 'Yes' To New Constitution In Referendum

Voters in Guinea overwhelmingly supported a new constitution in a referendum held on September 21, 2025, with approximately 90.6% voting in favor. The new charter allows transitional military leader Mamady Doumbouya to run for president and extends the presidential term from five to seven years with one re-election allowed. 


Guinea: Voters Approve New Constitution by Wide Margin, Paving Way for Elections 

Four years after the military seized power, Guineans will finally vote on a new draft constitution that would pave the way for elections but also permit the country’s junta leader to run for president, in a referendum boycotted by the opposition.


Referendum vote in Guinea to determine future of military Junta leader

Tragedy strikes in Guinea as almost 56 people are killed in a stampede during a football match.

Guinea Stampede: Over 50 Killed In Stampede Due To Clashes At Soccer Match

Dozens of people were killed Sunday in clashes between fans at a football match in N'Zerekore, Guinea's second largest city, hospital sources told AFP, describing scenes of mass carnage. Watch in for more details!

Guinea Stadium Massacre: 56 Killed During A Football Match In Guinea

Dozens killed in clashes at Guinea football match, claim doctors

Lawyers for Guinea's former military leader, Moussa Dadis Camara, say he will appeal his conviction for crimes against humanity. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison on charges stemming from the 2009 massacre of more than 150 people during a pro-democracy rally in the capital Conakry. Demonstrators at the stadium were protesting against Camara’s plans to run for President when soldiers opened fire on them. He had taken power in a coup the previous year. Watch in for more details!

Justice served for 2009 Guinea massacre as Camara is convicted

Former Junta leader in Guinea has been convicted of a massacre. A court found Moussa Dadis Camara guilty of crimes against humanity in a 2009 carnage. Watch in for more details!

Guinea court convicts Moussa Dadis Camara in 2009 stadium massacre

At sixteen years old, M'mah Kolma Bangoura juggles supporting her family through street vending while pursuing her dream of competing in judo at the summer Olympics for Guinea.

Guinea: Teen girl M'mah Bangoura chases judo dream

Video shows massive fire at main oil terminal in Guinea; at least 13 dead, dozens injured

Football: Uganda national team appoint controversial Paul Put as coach

At least nine people died in gun battles after armed men stormed into a jail in guinea's capital and briefly freed former military ruler moussa dadis camara and other detained army officers. Troops searched houses and cars after the break-in, found the former president camara and two of the escaped officers and put them back in conakry's central house prison the same day. The clashes underlined the fragile security situation in the west african country, which is ruled by a military junta that seized power in 2021.

Guinea Ex-Dictator Botched Escape

Guinea: Heavy gunfiring in capital, ex-dictator Dadis Camara taken away from prison

Son of the president of Equatorial Guinea flaunts luxe life at the UNGA meeting in New York and seeks funding for Africa. Teodoro Nguema Obiang, who is the vice president of the oil-rich nation, has been subject to Western sanctions over corruption for the longest time. And with his ultra-luxurious lifestyle, Obiang has now landed himself in another controversy, after he stayed in a $75,000-a-night penthouse when he flew to New York to call for more aid for Africa.

Equatorial Guinea VP flaunts luxe life, seeks UN aid

Mamadou Safayu Barry cycled 4,000 kms across West Africa, enduring arrests and blazing heat, for a spot at his dream university. He set off from guinea for Egypt's prestigious Al-Azhar, hoping he would be accepted. The 25-year-old cycled for four months through countries wracked by Islamist militants and coups.

Guinea: Chasing dreams thousands of miles away | World Of Africa

Brazil to play Guinea, Senegal as part of anti-racism campaign in support of Vinicius Jr

Over 50 fisherman in Guinea were hospitalised with an unknown skin ailment. Their faces, mouths and limbs were covered in pimples and lesions. Sources say the fishermen may have come in contact with a corrosive agent in the high seas. Officials in Guinea have launched a probe into the incident.

Over 50 fishermen in Guinea hospitalised due to unknown skin ailment

Africa has reported a new virus outbreak. This virus is reportedly as deadly as Ebola. At least 9 people have already died. The WHO has called for an emergency meeting. Should you be worried?

Gravitas: Equatorial Guinea reports 9 Marburg deaths. WHO calls for an emergency meeting

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