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Guinea’s junta leader, Mamady Doumbouya, will be sworn in as president on January 17 2026, following his election victory last month, the presidency announced on Tuesday.
According to a statement posted on Facebook, the inauguration will take place at the General Lansana Conté Stadium on the outskirts of the capital, Conakry.
Doumbouya has not made a public appearance since voting in the election. His appearances have been limited in recent weeks, including a single campaign event and a post-election address delivered via a pre-recorded video.
Although he had pledged not to run for president after seizing power in a 2021 coup, Doumbouya later entered the race. Major opposition leaders were barred from contesting the election.
Guinea’s Supreme Court on Sunday confirmed his victory, crediting him with 86.7 per cent of the vote.
Doumbouya came to power in September 2021 after leading a coup that ousted Guinea’s first democratically elected president, Alpha Condé.
Since then, his administration has restricted civil liberties, banned protests, and suspended several political parties and media outlets. Opposition figures have been arrested, prosecuted, or forced into exile.
In September last year, voters approved a new constitution allowing junta members to run for office. The constitution also extended presidential terms from five to seven years, renewable once.
