Guinea Decides 2025: ECOWAS Election Chief Abdoulie Janneh Holds High-Level Briefing With Guinea’s Electoral Authority Ahead of Presidential Poll By Raymond Enoch
With Guinea’s highly anticipated presidential election set for 28 December 2025, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has intensified its engagement to ensure a credible and peaceful process, as the Head of the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (EOM), Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, led a series of strategic briefings and consultations in Conakry.
On the 25th December 2025, Mr. Janneh presided over a comprehensive briefing session for the 133 ECOWAS short-term observers (STOs) deployed across the country to monitor the polls. The session focused on observer conduct, electoral procedures, and ECOWAS’ commitment to upholding democratic norms, transparency, and respect for the will of the Guinean people.
The high-level meeting underscored the regional body’s strong political and institutional backing for Guinea’s electoral process.
In attendance were the Deputy Head of the EOM, Senator Lawan Gana Guba; ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah; ECOWAS Resident Representative in Guinea, H.E. Louis Blaise Aka Brou; Director of Cabinet of the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Mr. Abdou Kolley; as well as representatives of the ECOWAS Parliament, the ECOWAS Court of Justice, and the Committee of Permanent Representatives of ECOWAS Member States.
Also during such sessions, the ECOWAS delegation paid a courtesy visit to the General Directorate of Elections (DGE) as part of its pre-election assessment and confidence-building efforts. During the engagement, discussions centered on logistical readiness, operational preparedness, and safeguards for a transparent vote.
Mrs. Djenabou Touré Camara, Director General of Elections, assured the ECOWAS team that all necessary arrangements were on track and that the5 electoral body would be fully prepared to conduct the presidential poll as scheduled on 28 December.
Speaking through the mission’s engagements, ECOWAS reaffirmed its role not only as an observer but as a guarantor of democratic stability in the5 sub-region, emphasizing that credible elections remain central to peace, legitimacy, and constitutional order in West Africa.
As Guinea enters the final days before voters head to the polls, the presence of the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission signals heightened regional attention, with the outcome expected to have significant implications for the country’s democratic transition and broader regional stability.
