The socio-political climate continues to provoke reactions in Guinea, as the presidential election scheduled for December 28, 2025 approaches.

In Coyah, Ibrahima Sory Diallo, a member of the Prefectural Civil Society Bureau, spoke out publicly to denounce the closure of certain media outlets, the decline in freedom of expression, and the forced exile of political actors under the transition led by the National Committee for Development (CNRD).

According to him, no sustainable development is possible without the participation of all components of the nation.

"The state alone cannot develop the country. Development will necessarily require the participation of its daughters and sons. Journalists must be given free rein and politicians must be allowed to return home to practice politics. The state must work with everyone, without excluding anyone. When you chase people away, it's like chasing good ideas away, and that's not good," the activist said.

“The press is gagged, opponents are chased away”

The member of civil society does not mince his words when faced with what he describes as the authoritarian drift of the regime in power.

"Before, the press participated in educating and informing citizens. Today, it is gagged. Opponents have been chased away as if they were in the leader's field. We no longer have any benchmarks or clear situations with which to align our development ideas. No one is listened to, no one is considered. And whoever speaks, they are taken," he laments.

"The CNRD reversed the order of the ballots"

Addressing the electoral process, Ibrahima Sory Diallo believes that the transitional authorities have broken their initial commitments.

"After the referendum, we were supposed to relaunch the framework for political dialogue, bring all the stakeholders together around the table, learn lessons, and organize first the municipal elections, then the legislative elections before the presidential election. The president had promised this, but he changed his mind without informing the Guineans. We were expecting him to head to the South Pole, but now he's headed to the North Pole," he says ironically.

A warning before the presidential election

Regarding calls from some citizens for General Mamadi Doumbouya to run as a candidate, the activist remains cautious.

"Everyone is free to express their feelings. But so far, the president has not declared his candidacy. He is sticking to the logic he expressed at the beginning. The day he says 'I want to be a candidate,' I will give my opinion. For now, those who encourage him do so out of self-interest or for other reasons," he concluded.

This statement by Ibrahima Sory Diallo comes amid growing tensions between the government and certain civil society and opposition figures, less than three months before the presidential election.