Guineans await election results with hopes for progress

Guineans are waiting anxiously for the outcome of the country’s first presidential election since the 2021 military coup, with expectations high that the vote could mark a turning point after years of political uncertainty.

Polls closed on Sunday following a tightly controlled election widely expected to favor junta leader General Mamadi Doumbouya, who led the coup that removed former president Alpha Condé and has overseen a four-year…