Guinea’s junta leader Mamadi Doumbouya sworn in as president

Guinea’s junta leader General Mamadi Doumbouya was sworn in as president on Saturday, after an overwhelming win in December’s presidential election.

Doumbouya took the oath of office at a brand-new 55,000-seat stadium on the outskirts of the capital Conakry. African leaders and representatives of the African Union and ECOWAS commission attended the ceremony.

Doumbouya took power in a 2021 military coup and initially promised not to…