Overview

• A junta order bans the Rally of the Guinean People, the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea, and the Party of Renewal and Progress from political activity for 90 days.
• State television announced the campaign for the draft constitution will now open on August 31, with the referendum scheduled for September 21.
• Authorities cited unmet administrative obligations and gave the parties three months to correct them or face additional sanctions.
• Main opposition parties and civil society groups have called demonstrations from September 5 to denounce what they describe as a power grab, despite a nationwide ban on protests since 2022.
• A draft constitution delivered in June outlines a path back to civilian rule but does not clarify whether junta leader Mamadi Doumbouya could run, following earlier mass suspensions and dissolutions of parties in March.