West Africa will not fracture. It is with this strong symbol that the state visit of the President of the Republic of Guinea, Mamadi DOUMBOUYA, to Côte d'Ivoire began on Friday September 11, 2026. The presidential apparatus left the Ahmed-Sékou-Touré International Airport in Conakry around 6 p.m., according to the Guinean authorities. A few hours later, the Guinean Head of State landed at Félix-Houphouët-Boigny airport in Abidjan, where a solemn welcome awaited him led by the President of the Ivorian Senate, Kandia Camara, surrounded by several members of the government and a strong mobilization of the Guinean community established in Côte d'Ivoire.According to a press release from the Guinean presidency, this trip “is part of the strengthening of fraternal ties and cooperation between sovereign and united African nations for the well-being of the populations”, a visit “placed under the seal of unity, peace and pan-Africanism”.

This 2-day stay constitutes the 2nd visit of the Head of State Guinean on Ivorian soil since his arrival in power in September 2021, but the first since his inauguration, on January 17, 2026, as elected President of the 5th Guinean Republic. On Sunday, September 13, he was received by H.E Alassane OUATTARA at his residence, where the two Heads of State discussed economic cooperation, security challenges in the sub-region, as well as several strategic subjects for the 2 countries.At the end of their discussions, the Ivorian presidency announced that the 02 leaders “welcomed the excellent relations of friendship and cooperation” between their countries and “undertook to work towards their diversification and strengthening”, particularly in the economic, commercial, political, security and training fields. However, no formal agreement was signed following this meeting. 

Beyond the protocol, this visit confirms the desire of Abidjan and Conakry to maintain a solid bilateral dialogue, despite the political turbulence sweeping through the region. Between mines, energy and security, Guinea and Ivory Coast reaffirm their common ambition, that of building a united, stable West Africa focused on the development of its peoples.