Doumbouya’s electoral victory gives Kagame hopes for closer ties with Guinea

Mamady Doumbouya, the president of Guinea, received congratulations from President Paul Kagame for winning the election on December 28 by a wide margin.

Doumbouya, 41, was affirmed by Guinea’s Supreme Court on Sunday, January 4, as the victor of the country’s first presidential elections since the army took control in 2021. 86.72 percent of the votes went to him.

Kagame posted on X on Monday, saying, “Congratulations to my brother, President Mamadi Doumbouya, on his election as President of the Republic of Guinea.”

“We look forward to deepening our strong bilateral relations and working closely together to advance our shared priorities and the prosperity of our nations.”

When Kagame visited the West African nation in November 2025 to inaugurate the Simandou Iron Ore Project—the biggest continuing mining project in the world—he had his most recent meeting with Doumbouya.

Early in May, Doumbouya had also traveled to Rwanda. He got to know Kagame and the Guinean community in Rwanda during the course of the three-day tour.

After Alpha Conde, who had ruled Guinea for 11 years, was overthrown, Doumbouya took over as interim president.