Three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and green. Red represents the people’s sacrifice for liberation and work. Yellow stands for the sun, for the riches of the earth, and for justice. Green symbolizes the country’s vegetation and unity.

Flag courtesy of the CIA World Factbook

Map courtesy of the CIA World Factbook

Google Earth

Malinke fisher women on the Niger River, Niandankoro, Kankan Region, in eastern Guinea

Photo courtesy of Wikipedia

Government

According to Britannica, for more than 25 years under Pres. Sékou Touré, Guinea was a one-party state ruled by the Democratic Party of Guinea (Parti Démocratique de Guinée; PDG). In April 1984, after Touré’s death, a military group led by Lansana Conté abolished the PDG and all associated revolutionary committees and replaced them with the Military Committee for National Recovery (Comité Militaire de Redressement National; CMRN). A new constitution in 1991 began a transition to civilian rule. It provided for a civilian president and a unicameral legislature, the National Assembly; both the president and the legislators were to be elected by universal suffrage for five-year terms. Political parties were legalized in 1992, and Guinea’s first multiparty elections, in which Conté was elected president, were held in 1993. Conté was reelected in 1998 and 2003. (A national referendum in 2001 amended the constitution to extend the presidential term from five to seven years and to allow for unlimited presidential terms.)

After Conté’s death in December 2008, the country was led by a military junta, which suspended the constitution and dissolved the legislature. It set up a transitional body, the 32-member National Council for Democracy and Development (Conseil National pour la Démocratie et le Développement; CNDD). The president, succeeded by an interim president from December 2009, of the junta governed the country with the assistance of the CNDD, led by a civilian prime minister. The National Transitional Council (Conseil National de Transition; CNT), a legislative-like body, was formed in February 2010. One of the duties of the CNT was drafting a new constitution, which was promulgated in May 2010. It was succeeded by a new constitution that was passed by a referendum in March 2020 and promulgated in April.

Under the 2020 constitution, Guinea is a unitary republic. The constitution provides for a president to serve as the head of state. The president is elected by universal suffrage for a maximum of two six-year terms. A prime minister, who is the head of government, is appointed by the president. Legislators are elected to the unicameral National Assembly by universal suffrage for an unlimited number of five-year terms. The judiciary consists of the Supreme Court, the Court of Audit, and lower courts and tribunals. There is also a Constitutional Court, which presides over constitutional and electoral issues, and a High Court of Justice, which tries the president and other members of government for high treason and other crimes. Following a military coup in September 2021, the 2020 constitution was suspended. A transitional charter presented later that month outlined how the country would be administered until civilian rule was restored. It provided for a president as the head of state, a prime minister as the head of government, and an 81-member National Transitional Council (Conseil National de la Transition; CNT) that would serve as a legislative body.

Guinean Civil Aviation Authority (AGAC)

The Guinean Civil Aviation Authority (AGAC) is a government entity of Guinea, established by law L/2013/063/CNT of November 5, 2013. Its main role is to promote the development of aeronautical activities in the country while ensuring the supervision and regulation of these activities. This organization therefore ensures the safety, efficiency and sustainable development of civil aviation in Guinea, which includes airspace management, aircraft certification, as well as the training and certification of aeronautical personnel.

As a regulatory body, AGAC plays a crucial role in establishing standards and procedures that comply with international aviation standards. It works closely with international organizations such as the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to ensure that aviation practices in Guinea.

Airspace

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ICAO countries publish an Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP). This document is divided into three parts: General (GEN), En Route (ENR) and Aerodromes (AD). ENR 1.4 details the types of airspace classes they chose to adopt from classes A through G.

Drone Regulations

Aviation Law

Guinean Civil Aviation Code

Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Regulations & Policies

None found by the author.

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Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) News

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