In Guinea, junta announces constitutional referendum will be held in 2024

The head of Guinea's ruling junta says a constitutional referendum will be held in 2024, a key step towards the return of civilian rule after seizing power in a coup. Col. Mamady Doumbouya, who has ruled since overthrowing the country's first democratically elected president in 2021, announced the vote during an end-of-year speech late Sunday. He gave no date for the referendum. "In the new year, a new constitution which resembles us and brings us together will be submitted to a referendum," Doumbouya said. He promised a constitution "approved by the people and which is not a copy and paste but a constitution, which draws inspiration from the past to together build our future."
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