West Africa: Disappearance of Foniké Mengué, Mamadou Billo Bah Remain Unresolved 12 Months On

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 marks a year of the abduction of Oumar Sylla alias Foniké Mengué, national coordinator of the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (FNDC); and Mamadou Billo Bah, organiser of the FNDC and coordinator of the Tournament the Page Guinea movement (TLP-Guinea). The abduction occurred while the two were participating in a peaceful campaign denouncing media censorship in Guinea.

On the said day (July 9, 2024), the two activists were reportedly arrested by elements…