Guinea bans France 24, withdraws Jeune Afrique correspondent’s accreditation
Dakar, September 18, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Guinean authorities to reverse Thursday’s ban on France 24 after a presenter called President Mamadi Doumbouya a “putschist president“ and to reinstate the accreditation of the pan-African weekly Jeune Afrique’s Guinea correspondent Diawo Barry. “By prohibiting France 24 from broadcasting and Jeune Afrique’s Diawo Barry…
Elderly father of Guinean journalist Mamoudou Babila Keita abducted
Dakar, October 7, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Guinean authorities to ensure that Elhadj Adama Keita, father of exiled Guinean journalist Mamoudou Babila Keita, is safely returned home, following his abduction by unidentified men. On September 29, two men grabbed 75-year-old Adama Keita by the neck and forced him into a pickup vehicle…
Guinea suspends journalist Mamoudou Babila Keita and Inquisiteur website for 6 months
Dakar, May 8, 2023—Guinea’s media regulator should lift its suspension of the Inquisiteur outlet and journalist Mamoudou Babila Keita and allow the press to report on matters of public interest without fear of sanctions, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. On April 17, the High Authority for Communication (HAC) suspended the private news website…