The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, that it has lifted all remaining sanctions imposed on Guinea, following political developments in the country after the 2021 coup led by a military council headed by Mamady Doumbouya.
General Mamady Doumbouya, 41, assumed power after the ouster of elected president Alpha Condé, prompting ECOWAS at the time to impose a series of sanctions on Conakry. After a four-year transition period, Doumbouya won the presidential election held in late December 2025 with 86.72% of the vote, despite earlier pledges that neither he nor any member of the military council would run for office and that power would be returned to civilians.
ECOWAS had already eased some economic and financial sanctions in February 2024. Following the successful constitutional referendum held on September 21, 2025, and the presidential election on December 28, 2025, the regional bloc announced the immediate lifting of all remaining sanctions imposed on the Republic of Guinea and on those involved in the 2021 coup, confirming the country’s full reintegration into ECOWAS structures.
The organization also congratulated Mamady Doumbouya on his election as president, formally bringing an end to Guinea’s period of regional isolation. This comes after years of political repression that followed the overthrow of Alpha Condé, Guinea’s first democratically elected president, marked by widespread arrests, the suspension of political parties and media outlets, cases of enforced disappearances, and the targeting of critical voices.
In its statement, ECOWAS urged the Guinean authorities to intensify efforts to consolidate democracy, strengthen good governance and the rule of law, and advance the country’s economic and social development.