Polls have opened in Guinea for a referendum on a draft constitution. This could allow the junta leader, Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya, who seized power four years ago, to run for president.

Despite rich natural resources, over half of Guinea's population of 15 million people is experiencing “unprecedented levels of poverty and food insecurity,” according to the World Food Program.

Guinea's opposition denounced on Wednesday alleged irregularities in a constitutional referendum that could allow the leader of the country’s junta to run for president. Results from Sunday’s ...