Politics of Guinea takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Guinea is both head of state and head of government of Guinea. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly.
Ahmadou Kourouma was an Ivorian novelist.
Thierno Saïdou Diallo, usually known as Tierno Monénembo, is a Francophone Guinean novelist and biochemist. Born in Guinea, he later lived in Senegal, Algeria, Morocco, and finally France since 1973. He has written eight books in all and was awarded the 2008 prix Renaudot for The King of Kahel.
The unicameral Assemblée nationale or National Assembly is Guinea's legislative body. Since the country's birth in 1958, it has experienced political turmoil, and elections have been called at irregular intervals, and only since 1995 have they been more than approval of a one-party state's slate of candidates. The number of seats has also fluctuated.
Mamady "Wadaba" Kourouma is a master drummer from Guinea.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of N'Zérékoré is a diocese located in the city of N'Zérékoré in the Ecclesiastical province of Conakry in Guinea.
Philippe Kourouma was the Guinean bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of N’Zérékoré from 15 December 1979, until his retirement on 27 November 2007. He remained Bishop Emeritus of the diocese from his retirement until his death on 10 February 2009, at the age of 76.
The local assembly of bishops is the Episcopal Conference of Guinea . The ECG is a member of the Regional Episcopal Conference of Francophone West Africa and Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM).
Presidential elections were held in Guinea on 11 October 2015. The result was a first-round victory for incumbent President Alpha Condé, who received 58% of the vote.
Mohamed Kourouma is a Guinean-born Dutch professional footballer who plays for RKSV Groene Ster, as a striker.
Mohamed Kourouma is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Sékou Kourouma was a Guinean politician, political aide and advisor to Guinean President Alpha Condé. He held the position of Chief of Staff to Condé, a high-ranking post officially known as the Secretary General of the Government, until his death from COVID-19. Kourouma, who was also a former Minister of Public Works, was a relative of Condé.
Moriba Kourouma Kourouma, known as Ilaix Moriba, is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Guinea national team.
Events in the year 2020 in Guinea.
Hadja Andrée Touré was the first to gain the title of First Lady of the Republic of Guinea as the wife of Ahmed Sékou Touré, the country's first president when it gained independence in October 1958. She retained the title until her husband died in March 1984. She and her son were then arrested and in 1987 she was sentenced to eight years of forced labour. She was able to leave the country but returned in 2000.
Abdoulaye Kourouma is a Guinean politician in the National Assembly (Guinea). He is a member of the minority Rally for Renaissance and Development party. He is President of the Guinea-Korea Association for development
Waiting for the Wild Beasts to Vote is a satirical French-language novel by the Ivorian writer Ahmadou Kourouma, published in 1998. It was first translated as Waiting for the Vote of the Wild Animals by Carrol F. Coates and later by Frank Wynne as Waiting for the Wild Beasts to Vote. The novel won the Prix Tropiques (1998), the Grand prix Poncetton (1998) and the Prix du Livre Inter (1999).
The National Council of the Transition is the acting legislative body of the Republic of Guinea.
