Guinea’s Prime Minister has announced December 2025 as the new date for national elections, aiming to reassure investors during a speech on Monday at the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
- Guinea has announced December 2025 for national elections, aiming to reassure stakeholders and investors.
- A constitutional referendum is scheduled prior to elections on September 21, 2025.
- The announcement was made by Prime Minister Amadou Oury Bah as the government plans to transition back to civilian rule.
Guinea’s Prime Minister has announced December 2025 as the new date for national elections, aiming to reassure investors during a speech on Monday at the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
Prime Minister Amadou Oury Bah announced while discussing the West African country’s massive Simandou iron ore project.
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“The constitutional referendum will be on September 21 and the legislative and presidential elections will be in December,” he said.
“I can assure you that Simandou’s first train will arrive before the elections.”
General Mamadi Doumbouya seized power in September 2021, toppling President Alpha Condé after he controversially amended the constitution to extend presidential terms from five to six years, allowing himself a third term following the end of his second term in 2020.
Missed transition deadlines
While the junta proposed a two-year transition to civilian rule in 2022, it failed to take tangible steps toward organising elections. A key deadline of December 31, 2024, to restore democratic governance came and went without progress.
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Now, the military government has announced a revised timeline. A constitutional referendum is scheduled for September 21, 2025, an exercise authorities insist must precede national elections and a full return to constitutional order.
Yet, concerns about the credibility of this transition persist. Guinea’s political space remains tightly controlled, with the two former ruling parties suspended and the main opposition party, the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea, placed under surveillance. These restrictions cast doubt on the fairness and inclusiveness of the electoral process ahead.
