Guinea’s military junta appoints Mamadou Oury Bah as new prime minister
Mamadou Oury Bah, the former Guinean opposition leader, has been named prime minister by the country’s military junta, a week after it unexpectedly dissolved the government.
Bah’s appointment coincides with escalating discontent towards the junta. During a nationwide workers’ strike on Monday, February 26, 2024, clashes between police and protesters resulted in the deaths of two individuals.
As Guineans grapple with the burden of high living expenses, trade unions have been advocating for reduced food prices.
Bah, an economist has urged the unions to call off the strike and “highlight what we can do together to solve the big challenges gradually, step by step”.
He is expected to not only set up a new government to replace the one that was dismissed but also take steps to alleviate the economic hardships facing millions of Guineans.
The swearing-in of the new prime minister was witnessed by interim President Mamady Doumbouya, who led Guinea’s armed forces to overthrow elected President Alpha Condé in September 2021.
Bah, 65, has been a popular figure in Guinean politics since the early 1990s. He served as minister of reconciliation in a consensus government formed in 2007.
He spent four years in exile in France after he was implicated in a 2011 attack on President Condé’s home, but returned home in 2016 after the president pardoned him.
Guinea is expected to hold elections to restore democratic rule in 10 months when the 24-month transition period set by the junta and regional bloc Ecowas expires.
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