After taking power, he forced office holders to attend his first meeting, lest they be considered
rebels. Then during his broadcast he would announce that ex-president
Alpha Condé would not be released and that they would still give him healthcare. Doumbouya downplayed possible economic sanctions by
ECOWAS, saying through a spokesman that "as soldiers, their work is in Guinea and there is nothing to freeze in their accounts." The ECOWAS representatives also urged the
junta to allow ousted president Condé to leave Guinea; the junta has refused to do so. He announced plans to "refound the state" introducing "free, credible and transparent"
elections and respecting "all the national and international commitments to which the country has subscribed". Doumbouya met with
Paul Kagame of
Rwanda in
Guinea; the first such meeting with a foreign head of state since the
2021 Guinean coup d'état. Doumbouya was inspired by Kagame to reform and reconcile his nation like Kagame did to Rwanda. Anti-government protestors have been threatened with
life in prison by Doumbouya and the junta. On 19 February 2024, Doumbouya and the
National Committee of Reconciliation and Development ordered the dissolution of the interim government in preparation of the new presidential elections to be held on a later date. On 22 July 2024, after the disappearance of the political activists Foniké Menguè and Billo Bah, who are associated with the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (FNDC), their families filed a complaint in
Paris, France against Mamadi Doumbouya. On 28 March 2025, Doumbouya granted a pardon on health grounds to former president
Moussa Dadis Camara, who was convicted over the killing of 156 people during the
2009 Guinean protests. In June 2025, the
Lawyer's Order of Guinea boycotted hearings for two weeks and their members left national institutions in which they served in reaction to the kidnapping and torture of Mohamed Traoré, the Order's ex-
bâtonnier and a critic of Doumbouya. Under Doumbouya's rule, the
2025 Guinean constitutional referendum was held on 21 September, with around 89% of voters approving a proposed new
constitution. On 3 November, Doumbouya submitted his candidacy for the
2025 Guinean presidential election scheduled on 28 December. He won the election with 86.72% of the vote and was inaugurated on 17 January 2026 as a civilian president. In January 2026, due to Doumbouya's civilian inauguration, the
African Union lifted the sanctions it had imposed on Guinea following the 2021 coup. However, on 6 March 2026, the government unilaterally dissolved 40 political parties, including the three main opposition parties in the country (
UFDG,
RPG and
UFR).
Economic policies Mamady Doumbouya allows Chinese investment and funding mostly in the mining sector. == Personal life ==