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Doumbouya reshuffles Guinea’s judiciary

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Doumbouya reshuffles Guinea’s judiciary

Guinean President Mamadi Doumbouya has appointed several dozen magistrates as part of a reshuffle of the Supreme Court, the Conakry and Kankan courts of appeal and the General Inspectorate of Judicial Services. The decree was read on 21 October 2026 on Radiodiffusion Télévision Guinéenne, according to Guinee360.

Guinean President Mamadi Doumbouya made new appointments involving several dozen magistrates on Wednesday 21 October 2026. The decree was read on Radiodiffusion Télévision Guinéenne (RTG), Guinee360 reports.

The changes concern the Supreme Court, the courts of appeal in Conakry and Kankan, and the General Inspectorate of Justice. They come as the trial of Algassimou Diallo, who is being prosecuted for incitement to hatred before the Supreme Court, opened in Conakry on 15 October, according to Guinee360.

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