MYSTERIOUS: 3 - What They Never Told You

Kidnapped, killed or silenced: Africa's journalists increasingly under threat

Across Africa, journalists are being kidnapped, tortured and killed – often by people whose identities are known but who face no punishment. Reports gathered by RFI and press freedom groups show these incidents spreading from Burkina Faso to Guinea and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where journalists who refuse to…

Radio France Internationale · Nov 6, 2025

Guinea’s junta leader decides to run for president four years after leading a coup

Guinea’s junta leader has submitted his bid to run for president in the election scheduled for December 28

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2025

Souleymane’s Story: the quietly devastating tale of an immigrant worker’s struggles in Paris

Set in Paris, director Boris Lojkine’s latest film follows Souleymane (an astonishing turn from Abou Sangaré), seeking asylum in France as an immigrant from Guinea. Through Souleymane’s eyes, Paris becomes a gritty, unforgiving landscape of danger, fragility and relentless bureaucracy.

The Conversation · Oct 28, 2025

Axis Minerals, casualty of Guinea mining purge, demands $1bn damages

An Indian businessman is seeking $1 billion in damages from Guinea after losing his mining licence for a bauxite deposit in the Boffa region. Pankaj Oswal has requested arbitration before a New York court, denouncing Conakry’s treatment of foreign investors.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 30, 2025

Memory and mourning as Guinea marks 2009 Conakry stadium massacre

On the anniversary of Guinea’s 2009 stadium massacre, the quest for justice and accountability continues amid the daily realities of military rule and fresh tensions over a controversial referendum.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 28, 2025

French navy seizes almost 10 tonnes of cocaine off coast of West Africa

The drugs were discovered on an unflagged fishing vessel in the Gulf of Guinea on Monday, a key transit route for drugs heading to Europe.

Euronews · Sep 25, 2025

Guinea voters back new constitution clearing path for junta leader

Four years after the military seized power, voters in a Guinea referendum have resoundingly chosen to implement a new constitution, with 89 percent supporting the charter. This paves the way for elections in the West African country, but also permits General Mamady Doumbouya, its junta leader, to run for president.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 25, 2025

Guineans Approve New Constitution By Wide Margin, Pave Way For Elections

Four years after the military seized power, voters in a Guinea referendum have resoundingly chosen to implement a new constitution, with 89 percent supporting the charter, according to official provisional results announced Tuesday evening.

International Business Times · Sep 24, 2025

Guineans vote 'yes' in referendum that could allow leader of country’s junta to run for president

Over 90% of Guineans voted ‘yes’ in a constitutional referendum that could allow the leader of the country’s junta to run for the presidency, according to provisional results announced Monday evening by the electoral body overseeing the vote count

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2025

Guinea votes on new constitution as junta leader eyes presidency

A long-awaited constitutional referendum gets under way in Guinea on Sunday, and is set to test whether the country is moving towards democracy or further entrenching military rule.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 21, 2025