Mamadi Doumbouya Wins Guinea Election as Sassou-Nguesso Eyes 2026

Mamadi Doumbouya won the Guinean presidential election with 86.72 percent of the vote following a process that major opposition figures boycotted and labeled a masquerade.The victory comes four years after Doumbouya seized power in a military coup and follows a constitutional referendum that allowed junta members to run for office.African Union observers described the election as credible and peaceful, even as critics highlighted the dissolution of political parties and the disappearance of activists.