NewzVille International
Guinea is voting today for the presidential election that is widely expected to give Mamady Doumbouya a seven-year mandate, completing the country’s transition back to civilian rule.
Doumbouya, a former special forces commander who took power in a 2021 coup, is facing eight other candidates. However, the race is seen as divided, with no strong challenger.
Former president Alpha Condé and long-time opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo remain in exile and are not taking part in the vote.
Guinea holds the world’s largest reserves of bauxite and one of the biggest untapped iron ore deposits at Simandou. The Simandou project was officially launched last month after years of delay.
Doumbouya has said his leadership helped move the project forward and ensure benefits for Guinea.
Earlier this year, his government cancelled the licence of Guinea Alumina Corporation, a unit of EGA, after a dispute over a refinery, and transferred its assets to a state-owned company.
