Doumbouya returns to Guinea after prolonged absence

President Mamady Doumbouya returned to Guinea Friday where he received a grand welcome at Conakry airport following a three-week absence that had raised questions about his health.

Doumbouya, 41, who has ruled the west African country with an iron fist since 2021 as junta leader then president, left Guinea on February 13 to attend an African Union summit in Addis Ababa. He had not been seen since.

Authorities said Monday that Doumbouya…