Mandian Sidibé disputes 78 billion Guinean francs
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Guinee7
At the opening of his trial in Conakry, former director-general of the Guinean Advertising Office Mandian Sidibé rejected embezzlement accusations involving 78 billion Guinean francs. He accused Thierno Mamadou of altering an inspection report and denied the allegations, according to Guinee7.
The former director-general of the Guinean Advertising Office (OGP), Mandian Sidibé, rejected accusations of embezzling 78 billion Guinean francs when he appeared before the Court for the Repression of Economic and Financial Offences (CRIEF) on Friday 30 October 2026, Guinee7 reports. Prosecuted alongside Pépé Haba and accountant Aboubacar Sidiki Konaté, he pleaded not guilty.
Mandian Sidibé said the amount did not correspond to the management of the OGP and that no supporting documents substantiated it. He nevertheless acknowledged 100 million Guinean francs, which he said he had repaid through monthly deductions of 10 million from his salary. He also accused the chairman of the OGP board of directors, Thierno Mamadou, of altering an inspection report and imposing recruitments.
The hearing marks the opening of proceedings in the trial, which also concerns alleged corruption, abuse of office and irregularities in public procurement. The opening of the proceedings was reported on 30 October in an article on Mandian Sidibé’s trial.
