Guinea’s Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation, Djénabou Touré, has suspended 22 administrative officials in the Siguiri region, including the acting governor, according to Guinéenews and Mosaiqueguinee. The decision dates from 30 October 2026 and concerns several prefects and sub-prefects. Mosaiqueguinee says secretaries-general and deputy sub-prefects will temporarily manage the affected administrations.
Guinea’s Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation, Djénabou Touré, has suspended 22 administrative officials in the Siguiri region, including the acting governor, according to Guinéenews and Mosaiqueguinee. The decision dates from 30 October 2026 and concerns several prefects and sub-prefects. Mosaiqueguinee says secretaries-general and deputy sub-prefects will temporarily manage the affected administrations.
Acting Siguiri governor Colonel Fadjimba Mara has suspended all gold-mining activities in the Guinean region until further notice. The measure aims to limit water pollution, environmental damage and security risks, while local authorities and security forces must enforce it, according to Guinéenews.
An armed clash between the hamlets of Kignébakoura and Frenkamaya, in Guinea’s Siguiri prefecture, left six people with gunshot wounds on 27 October. The victims were treated at the district hospital and are no longer in life-threatening condition, according to Lieutenant Abdoulaye Bassirou Condé.
