By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Guinee360
Guinean President Mamadi Doumbouya has appointed Ismaël Condé director-general of the Social Development and Indigence Fund by decree read out on 26 October 2026 on national television. He succeeds Lansana Diawara, who is being held in a case involving alleged embezzlement within the institution, according to Guinee360.
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Aliou Bah is released after nearly 22 months in detention, but his pardon prompts reactions and Guinea has not said where he is.
26 OctMamadi Doumbouya appoints Ramatoulaye Camara minister24 OctDoumbouya defends land reclassification in Simbaya24 OctDoumbouya announces regularisation of two land areas in GuineaGuinean President Mamadi Doumbouya appointed Ramatoulaye Camara Minister of Employment, Labour and Social Protection by decree. The decision, announced on national television on 26 October 2026, brings the public administration official into government, according to the decree read by Amara Camara, secretary-general of the presidency.
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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.
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Mamy Diaby, former deputy director-general of the Authority for Posts and Telecommunications, has been appointed director-general of Areeba Guinée S.A. His appointment was announced in a decree read on national television on 26 October 2026, according to Guinee360.
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Guinean President Mamadi Doumbouya appoints Djiba Diakité chairman of the board of Nimba Mining Company for a renewable three-year term. The state-owned company, created after the Guinea Alumina Corporation agreement was terminated, is tasked with developing bauxite, according to the decree read on national television and reported by Africaguinée.
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Guinea: local officials threatened with prosecution over crimeThe public prosecutor at the Conakry Court of Appeal has threatened neighbourhood and sector chiefs and municipal councils with prosecution if they remain passive in the face of criminal hotspots. Instructions have been sent to prosecutors, with a possible loss of office after conviction, according to Mosaiqueguinee.com.
Nigerian Senate promises state police law by end of 2026The Nigerian Senate has pledged to pass a law allowing states to establish their own police forces before the end of the year. The deadline follows approval of the proposal by 24 states, Punch reports.The week in Africa
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