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Guinea appoints 31 financial controllers

By , based on Guinee7 and Visionguinee

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Guinea’s Minister of Economy, Finance and the Budget, Mariama Ciré Sylla, has appointed 31 financial controllers to the Presidency, the Prime Minister’s Office and ministries, on the proposal of the national director of Financial Control, according to Guinee7 and Visionguinee. Visionguinee says the order was signed on 29 October 2026 and repeals conflicting previous provisions.

The appointment order was signed on Thursday 29 October 2026 and read out on national television, reports Visionguinee. It repeals conflicting previous provisions and takes effect on the date it was signed, before being registered and published in the Official Gazette of the Republic.

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