Guinea’s government has dissolved 40 political parties, including the country’s three main opposition groups, in a late-night decree issued less than two months after President Mamady Doumbouya was sworn into office.
The order, announced on Friday by the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation, cited the parties’ “failure to fulfil their obligations” under the country’s political regulations. The decree also stripped the affected parties of their legal status and placed their assets under state supervision.
Among the parties dissolved are the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG), led by Cellou Dalein Diallo; the Rally of the People of Guinea (RPG), associated with former President Alpha Condé; and the Union of Republican Forces (UFR).
According to the decree, the decision results in the immediate loss of the parties’ legal personality and status, effectively prohibiting them from engaging in political activities or using their acronyms, logos, emblems, and other identifying symbols.
The government further ordered that the parties’ assets be placed under sequestration, with a curator appointed to oversee their management and eventual transfer, though it did not specify the receiving authority.
Doumbouya, 41, first seized power in 2021 after overthrowing Condé in a military coup in Guinea. He was later elected president in December in a vote from which major opposition figures were barred.
Since taking power, the administration has faced criticism from rights groups over restrictions on civil liberties. Authorities have banned protests, while several opposition figures have been arrested, prosecuted, or forced into exile.
Guinea has experienced repeated cycles of military and authoritarian rule since gaining independence from France in 1958.
