Married to a French national, Col Doumbouya is from the Malinké community, like the deposed president, and hails from Guinea's eastern Kankan region. Until the coup, he kept a low public profile ...

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres and the African Union have condemned the apparent coup and demanded the immediate release of President Condé. The West African country of Guinea is rich in ...

Guinea: The secret story behind the fall of President Alpha Condé Following Guinea’s coup d’etat on 5 September led by Mamady Doumbouya, the regional bloc ECOWAS has just announced its suspension.

Guinea could hold a presidential and legislative election this year, the government spokesman said on Thursday, more than three years after a junta seized power in a coup.

Mohamed Diane served as a minister under then civilian president Alpha Conde from 2015 until 2021, when a military coup brought Guinea's ruling junta to power. He is the latest of many former ...