Conakry, Guinea — January 17 — Mamady Doumbouya has officially taken office as President of the Republic of Guinea January 17, beginning a seven-year mandate under the country’s newly adopted Constitution.

Doumbouya won the presidential term after garnering 86.72 percent of the vote in a nation-wide general election based on changes in the constitution approved by the people in September. The new constitution permits military leaders to vie for political positions in addition to increasing the term from five to seven years with a limit of two terms.

During the swearing-in ceremony, Supreme Court President Fodé Bangoura emphasized that the new constitutional framework is designed to ensure a balance of power among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches — a responsibility the president is legally bound to respect.

In his inaugural address, Doumbouya expressed gratitude to the Guinean people for their confidence in his leadership. He pledged that his presidency would focus strongly on empowering women and young people, while reaffirming his commitment to uphold the Constitution, national laws, and judicial rulings.

Doumbouya rose to power following a military takeover, which he defended as a necessary response to alleged corruption and economic mismanagement under former president Alpha Condé, Guinea’s first democratically elected leader since independence in 1958.

Prior to becoming a national-level leader, Doumbouya has had significant international military and professional experience. He has a master’s degree in France, and has been involved in various assignments in Afghanistan, the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, and the Central African Republic, in addition to close-protection tasks in Israel, Cyprus, and the UK.

Over the past four years, Guinea was governed by a military-led administration that dissolved state institutions and suspended the previous constitution while negotiating a transition to civilian rule with regional organizations, including the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

There has been an increase in public confidence for Doumbouya. Based on the Afrobarometer survey, the confidence level for the president has increased from 46% in 2022 to 53% in 2024 despite human rights groups expressing concerns.

Nevertheless, his leadership has involved restrictions on civil liberties, such as banning any form of protest, directed at political opponents, aimed at discouraging any anti-government demonstrations.

More than half a population in Guinea lives below the poverty line, and Doumbouya has promised that the country’s vast mineral resources would be utilized for economic development. Guinea has some of the world’s biggest reserves of bauxite, apart from large iron deposits yet to be mined.

_

Guinea president Mamady Doumbouya, Guinea new constitution, Guinea election 2025, Guinea military transition, ECOWAS Guinea, Guinea bauxite reserves, West Africa politics, African leadership news

Mamady Doumbouya Guinea president Guinea new constitution, Guinea election, military rule Guinea, ECOWAS Guinea, West Africa politics

#Guinea #MamadyDoumbouya #WestAfrica #AfricanPolitics #DiasporaNews #GuineaElection #ECOWAS #AfricanLeadership