Country profile
Guinea
République de Guinée
Africa · Sub-Saharan Africa
GN · GIN
- Capital
- Conakry
- Population
- 14,363,931
- Area
- 245,857 km²
- Democracy index
- 31
- Regime type
- Electoral Autocracy
Events
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Classification
Democracy profile
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Democracy index
31/100
Regime type
Electoral Autocracy
Guinea is currently entrenched in a consolidate autocratic transition led by General Mamadi Doumbouya, who has successfully centralized power following a 2021 coup and a subsequent 2025 constitutional referendum. The political landscape is characterized by the systematic suppression of dissent, including the dissolution of dozens of opposition parties and the exclusion of major political figures from electoral competition. While the government holds legislative and local elections to provide a veneer of legitimacy, these processes are widely viewed as orchestrated exercises rather than competitive democratic contests. Civic space has severely contracted, with reports of enforced disappearances, the violent repression of peaceful protests, and strict control over media and public discourse. Although state institutions function and maintain a monopoly on the use of force, they are primarily utilized to sustain the executive, leaving the country firmly under military dominance despite the facade of civilian governance.
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Country background
A concise introduction to Guinea, together with notes on how power and law are organized, to put local ballots in context.
Guinea's deep Muslim heritage arrived via the neighboring Almoravid Empire in the 11th century. Following Almoravid decline, Guinea existed on the fringe of several African kingdoms, all competing for regional dominance. In the 13th century, the Mali Empire took control of Guinea and encouraged its already growing Muslim faith.
After the fall of the West African empires, various smaller kingdoms controlled Guinea. In the 18th century, Fulani Muslims established an Islamic state in central Guinea that provided one of the earliest examples of a written constitution and alternating leadership. European traders first arrived in the 16th century, and the French secured colonial rule in the 19th century.
In 1958, Guinea achieved independence from France. Sekou TOURE became Guinea’s first post-independence president; he established a dictatorial regime and ruled until his death in 1984, after which General Lansana CONTE staged a coup and seized the government. He too established an authoritarian regime and manipulated presidential elections until his death in 2008, when Captain Moussa Dadis CAMARA led a military coup, seized power, and suspended the constitution.
In 2009, CAMARA was wounded in an assassination attempt and was exiled to Burkina Faso. In 2010 and 2013 respectively, the country held its first free and fair presidential and legislative elections. Alpha CONDE won the 2010 and 2015 presidential elections, and his first cabinet was the first all-civilian government in Guinean history.
CONDE won a third term in 2020 after a constitutional change to term limits. In 2021, Col Mamady DOUMBOUYA led another successful military coup, establishing the National Committee for Reconciliation and Development (CNRD), suspending the constitution, and dissolving the government and the legislature. DOUMBOUYA was sworn in as transition president and appointed Mohamed BEAVOGUI as transition prime minister.
The National Transition Council (CNT), which acts as the legislative body for the transition, was formed in 2022 and consists of appointed members representing a broad swath of Guinean society.