Communication Regulation: Press Card Becomes Mandatory in Guinea

In Conakry, the Forum on the Future of the Press was concluded on Wednesday, 21 May, after three days of discussion between journalists, press owners and representatives of the State. Two main announcements emerged: the creation of a "self-regulatory body" of the media and the drafting of a collective agreement, which had long been called for by the trade unions; however, the most flagrant violations of press freedom in Guinea had only a seconda…

On the occasion of the closing ceremony of the forum on the future of the press in Guinea, held this Wednesday, May 21st in a hotel reception in Conakry, the president of the High Authority of Communication (HAC), Boubacar Yacine Diallo, surrounded by his counterparts from Mali, the Coast... The article Yacine Diallo to the press bosses: "Do not make journalists beggars" appeared first on ledjely.

"Without a press card, no proof of being a journalist", the Guinean regulator regulates the profession to better secure professionals. At the end of the Forum on the Future of the Press in Guinea, held from 19 to 21 May 2025, the High Authority for Communication (HAC) dictated to the men and women of the media the new deal to guarantee a quality press.