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, It was no coincidence that the Front nationale pour la défense de la constitution chose 5 September, the day of the first anniversary of the coup that toppled President Alpha Condé, to stage another demonstration against the military junta of Lieutenant-Colonel Mamady Doumbouya. The FNDC has taken to calling the junta 'shadowy', on account of the latter's repeated refusal to reveal the identity of its members and publicise their assets.

Opposition politicians have lost patience with Guinea's military ruler, and plan to defy a ban on protest rallies, The announcement by Guinea's military junta that it would remain in power until mid-2025, and the imposition of a ban on demonstrations, have been denounced by opposition forces, who say they will now launch protests.

Africa Confidential presents a Special Report on the Breton tycoon’s growing influence in Africa. Far from quitting the continent, Vincent Bolloré’s business and political interests in Africa are deepening – even as he faces trial in Paris for grand corruption in league with two West African leaders. By Andrew Weir and Nicolas Vescovacci, Billionaire Vincent Bolloré, who has built up monopoly control over some of the biggest container terminals in Africa, is heading back to the French courts with two of his top executives to face charges of bribery.

After a day of shooting in the capital, Lt Col Damiba takes over brandishing a resignation letter from the ousted leader, The military takeover in Ouagadougou, the third in West Africa in a year, is a challenge to neighbouring governments, especially Niger, and the region's wider security strategy. In different ways, jihadist insurgents linked to Al Qaida and Da'ish (Islamic State or ISIS) and the Wagner Group have been boosted by the fall of Roch Marc Christian Kaboré's government on 24 January.

Chinese mining deals will help the junta fight off international pressure to hold elections, and withstand sanctions, On 27 December, prime minister Mohamed Béavogui presented his government's roadmap back to civilian rule to Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, who has ruled Guinea since a coup last September. The document – put together by a largely civilian and technocrat government, serving under the military – sets out plans for righting the wrongs of the past, including creating an independent judiciary, achieving national reconciliation and revising voters' lists.