The Guinea's interim president, General Mamady Doumbouya, has appointed a number of new ministers at the suggestion of the country's new prime minister, Amadou Oury Vaha, according to the local Guinee News.
According to the newspaper, the composition of the government did not change much, as 14 ministers remained in the cabinet and five of them managed to keep their posts. For example, Aboubacar Sidiki Camara kept his post as defense minister, Bachir Diallo as security minister, and Morissanda Kouyaté as foreign minister.
In half of the cases, however, there were still reshuffles, and the new government included 15 new ministers, including the ministers of justice, economy and finance, and culture.
Notably, the promise that the new government would include 30% women was not kept: instead of nine women ministers, the new cabinet included six.
On September 5, 2021, Doumbouya came to power through a coup in Guinea. The military ousted the government, abolished the constitution, and sealed the borders. Former Guinean President Alpha Conde was detained and kept in a secure location under military watch, as stated by Doumbouya.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) suspended Guinea's membership and demanded Conde's release. Doumbouya was inaugurated as interim president by the Supreme Court on October 1 of the same year, vowing to uphold national sovereignty and serve the interests of the Guinean people.
In January 2022, media outlets reported that Guinea's provisional authorities had permitted Conde to depart the country under an agreement with ECOWAS.