The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has sent a technical mission to monitor the constitutional referendum scheduled for September 21, 2025, in Guinea.
According to ECOWAS, the deployment is being carried out under several regional agreements and protocols. “H.E. Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, the President of the ECOWAS Commission, in accordance with the provisions of the ECOWAS Revised Treaty of 1993, the Mechanism (1999), the ECOWAS Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance of 2001, and Article 53 (c) of the ECOWAS Conflict Prevention Framework of 2008, has deployed an observation mission, composed of eleven (11) experts drawn from the Electoral Commissions of ECOWAS Member States, to observe the Constitutional Referendum.”
The team consists of eleven experts from electoral commissions across member states. They will be stationed in several regions including Conakry, Kankan, Kindia, Mamou, and Labé from September 17 to September 23. The observation effort is coordinated by a technical team led by Mr. Serigne Mamadou KA, who serves as Acting Head of the Electoral Assistance Division at ECOWAS.
“ECOWAS is committed to accompanying the people and the government of the Republic of Guinea through the Constitutional Referendum in line with the ECOWAS Protocols with a view to ensuring a successful completion of the transition process,” according to an official statement.