Guinea president keeps mines minister in post-election government

CONAKRY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - ⁠Guinea President ⁠Mamady ‍Doumbouya, who came to power in a coup and was sworn in for a seven-year ‍term last month, has retained his mines minister ​but appointed new ministers of finance, justice and security as ​part of his government.

The former special forces commander, thought to be in his early 40s, has been leading the West African ​nation since seizing power in 2021.

Guinea holds the world's largest bauxite reserves and the richest untapped ​iron ore deposit at Simandou, where a massive mining project was launched ‌in November.

The following month, Doumbouya won the presidential election that completed the return to ​civilian rule. Last week, Doumbouya ⁠announced that Amadou Oury Bah would stay on as prime minister.

According to a decree ‌read on Monday night on state television, Mariama Cire Sylla, a former World Bank country representative who had been ‌serving as agriculture minister, will now lead the Ministry of ‌Economy, Finance and Budget.

Ibrahima Sory Tounkara, who acted as a judge during a trial for a 2009 stadium massacre that killed ‍more than 150 people, was appointed justice minister.

General Ahmed Mohamed Diallo was named ⁠minister of security and civil protection.

The mines minister, Bouna Sylla, was first appointed to the role in 2024.

(Reporting by Guinea newsroom; writing by Anait Miridzhanian; editing by Robbie Corey-Boulet and Mark Heinrich)

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