Show more Show less A worker loads voting booths into a pickup truck in Conakry on the eve of the country's constitutional referendum Supporters of a 'yes' vote had rallied ahead of the referendum A ...

STORY: Voters in Guinea have overwhelmingly backed a new post-coup constitution that could see the country’s military leader, Mamady Doumbouya, run for president. That's something he vowed not to do ...

The country has been ruled by General Mamady Doumbouya since he overthrew elected civilian president Alpha Conde in 2021. Some 6.7 million Guineans will be able to cast a ballot, out of a population ...

Partial results show that over 90% of voters support a new constitution that could see coup leader Mamady Doumbouya run for president. Opposition parties boycotted the vote amid a wider crackdown on ...

(Corrects paragraph four of November 10 story to state that presidential term is now seven (not five) years) CONAKRY (Reuters ...

Referendum could allow junta leader to run for president Opposition leader urges boycott, calls referendum a 'masquerade' New constitution extends presidential term, creates Senate CONAKRY, Sept 17 ...

CONAKRY, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Guinea holds a long-awaited referendum on Sunday on a new constitution that could permit coup leader Mamady Doumbouya to run for president if he chose to, something he ...

Authorities in Guinea on Tuesday officially launched production at Simandou, a gigantic mining project that they hope will propel the poor west African country into the ranks of the world's largest ...