ECOWAS Deploys Medium-Term Observers to Guinea Ahead of the country’s Presidential Elections
ABUJA, NIGERIA – As part of its support toward restoring constitutional order in the Republic of Guinea, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has deployed a Medium-Term Election Observation Mission (MTEOM) to Guinea.
The fifteen-member technical team arrived in the Guinean capital on Thursday, December 18, 2025, to begin their assessment ahead of the presidential election scheduled for December 28, 2025. Approved by the President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, the mission is led by Mr. Serigne Mamadou Ka, acting Head of the ECOWAS Electoral Assistance Division. The delegation comprises specialists across several critical thematic areas such as electoral administration and logistics, constitutional and legal affairs, Conflict management and prevention, gender mainstreaming and media monitoring, to ensure a comprehensive evaluation of the electoral process.
The Medium-Term team will soon be bolstered by the arrival of 120 Short-Term Observers (STOs), who will monitor the polling day activities and the immediate post-election environment. This deployment is conducted in strict accordance with the ECOWAS Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance. The protocol mandates the Commission to provide technical and observational support to Member States during major elections to ensure transparency, credibility, and peace.
The December 28 polls represent a pivotal moment for Guinea, marking the end of a transition period that followed the military takeover on September 5, 2021, led by Colonel Mamady Doumbouya. Following the 2021 coup, ECOWAS moved to suspend Guinea from the regional bloc’s decision-making bodies. However, the Commission has maintained a sustained and constructive dialogue with the authorities in Conakry to facilitate a peaceful return to a democratic dispensation. The presence of the ECOWAS Observation Mission underscores the regional blocs unwavering commitment to supporting the republic of Guinea in its quest for a stable, civilian-led government.
