Guinea trial: Ahmed Sékou Traoré disputes alleged 32bn franc embezzlement
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Guinee360
Ahmed Sékou Traoré, former president of Ratoma’s special delegation, appeared on 2 November 2026 before CRIEF’s trial chamber, the Guinean court responsible for economic and financial offences. Prosecuted alongside Mohamed Camara over the alleged embezzlement of 32 billion Guinean francs, he disputed the accusations, according to Guinee360.
Ahmed Sékou Traoré, former president of the special delegation of Ratoma, rejected on 2 November 2026 allegations of the alleged embezzlement of 32 billion Guinean francs. He appeared before the trial chamber of the Court for the Repression of Economic and Financial Offences (CRIEF), alongside Mohamed Camara, a former municipal treasurer, Guinee360 reports.
At the hearing, Ahmed Sékou Traoré said he earned between 5 million and 10 million Guinean francs as part of his duties. He also said he led the NGO Mérite International pour la jeunesse en Guinée from 2017 to 2024, with a monthly salary of 5 million Guinean francs. He reported buying land in Yattaya for 75 million and said he did not have a bank account.
Questioned about Ratoma’s resources, the former official described government payments as monthly financial support, without knowing the amount. He said the National Agency for Local Government Financing had released 14 billion Guinean francs in 2025, notably for the construction of the Kaporo health centre.
The hearing is part of a series of embezzlement and corruption proceedings being examined by CRIEF. The trial of Mandian Sidibé over 78 billion Guinean francs began on 30 October. On 21 October, Mohamed Lamine Bangoura was sentenced to seven years in prison for corruption and embezzlement of funds.
