In Guinea, the Court for the Repression of Economic and Financial Offences (CRIEF) reduced former Defense Minister Mohamed Diané’s sentence on appeal to four years and eight months in prison on Thursday, October 15, 2026, along with a fine of 3 billion Guinean francs. Acquitted of embezzlement of public funds, he remains convicted of illicit enrichment and money laundering, while the Guinean state was awarded 300 billion Guinean francs in damages.
