Mohamed Nabé is a Guinean political leader, president of the Alliance for Renewal and Progress (ARP) party, and candidate in the presidential election of December 28, 2025. A graduate of prestigious international institutions including the Sorbonne, the London School of Economics, and INSEEC, he brings over twenty years of diverse professional experience, notably serving as Commercial Director at Guinée Industries Ciments since 2012, former General Director of the National Fund for Youth Integration, and Branch Director at Société Générale de Banque.
A recognized expert in electoral processes, he has been called upon by the African Union and the European Union for electoral observation missions in Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, and at international summits in Brussels and Addis Ababa. His political project is built around six major priorities: national reconciliation and the fight against ethnocentrism, educational development with one-third of the national budget dedicated to this sector, promotion of good governance, local transformation of mineral resources, empowerment of women and youth, and infrastructure development, carrying a modernist and inclusive vision for a united and prosperous Guinea.
Introduction
Mohamed Nabé represents a new generation of Guinean leaders, combining top-tier international education, diverse professional experience, and patriotic political engagement. A graduate of prestigious institutions such as the Sorbonne, the London School of Economics (LSE), and INSEEC, this expert in corporate strategy and electoral processes has progressively established himself as an essential voice in Guinea's political landscape.
Academic Excellence
Mohamed Nabé's academic journey reflects a constant pursuit of excellence and advancement. His education began in the United States at Suffolk University in Boston, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) in Finance and Public Administration between 1999 and 2003. During this period, he already distinguished himself through his leadership by serving as president of the African Union Student Club in the United States, demonstrating early commitment to pan-African causes.
His return to Europe to pursue graduate studies marked a decisive turning point in his trajectory. Between 2018 and 2020, he joined IAE Paris - Sorbonne Business School, where he successively obtained an Executive MBA ICG (RNCP Level 1) in General Management and an MBA in Strategic Management. Concurrently, he earned a Master's degree (Master 2) in Economics-Management and Business Administration from Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, thereby consolidating his expertise in corporate management.
This thirst for learning also led him to complete specialized certifications. In 2019, he obtained an International Certificate in Innovation Management from INSEEC University in San Francisco, as well as a Certificate in Leadership from the Institut Français de Gestion (IFG). This impressive academic arsenal provides him with profound mastery of contemporary strategic, economic, and managerial issues.
A Diverse Professional Career
Mohamed Nabé's professional journey is characterized by its richness and versatility, spanning both the private and public sectors. His first steps in the professional world began in 2003 as Assistant Customs Inspector at SGS, a position he held for nearly two years. This experience allowed him to acquire a refined understanding of international trade mechanisms and customs procedures.
In 2005, he joined the banking sector at Société Générale de Guinée as Senior Account Manager for Large Enterprises. This role enabled him to develop his expertise in corporate portfolio management and strategic client relations. A year later, he was promoted to Branch Director for the Mining Zone in Boké within Société Générale de Banque, where he ensured commercial development in this strategic region for Guinea's economy.
The year 2008 marked his entry into senior civil service with his appointment as Director General of the National Fund for Youth Integration (FONIJ). For three years, until May 2011, he directed the implementation of government policy regarding youth employment and supervised the financing of projects led by Guinean youth. This experience shaped his understanding of the socio-economic challenges facing Guinean youth and informed his future political orientations.
In May 2010, parallel to his duties at FONIJ, Mohamed Nabé was appointed Director of Internal Control, Inspection and Audit within the GUICOPRES Group. For two years, he formulated and implemented internal control, inspection, and audit policies and procedures, thereby strengthening his expertise in corporate governance and risk management.
Since July 2012, he has held the position of Commercial and Marketing Director at Guinée Industries Ciments, a position he has maintained for over thirteen years. In this strategic function, he formulates and implements the company's commercial policy and strategy. Concurrently, he works as a Senior Consultant and Trainer in Business Strategies and Development, sharing his expertise with other organizations.
International Recognition in Electoral Expertise
Beyond his professional activities, Mohamed Nabé has built a solid reputation as an expert in electoral processes, sought after by the world's leading international institutions. In November 2022, he completed a high-level mission on behalf of the African Union as part of observing the general elections in Equatorial Guinea. This mission earned him immediate recognition for his skills.
In December 2022, the European Union invited him to the 15th World Summit on promoting democracy and strengthening electoral processes, held at the European Parliament in Brussels. This high-level event brought together the United Nations, the European Union, the African Union, American states, the Arab League, the Commonwealth, and the Carter Center, confirming the international stature of the Guinean expert.
In February 2023, Mohamed Nabé was in Abuja, Nigeria, for an electoral observation mission of the presidential election on February 25. On the sidelines of the peace agreement signing ceremony between the eighteen candidates, presided over by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, he met Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man. This meeting demonstrates the network and recognition he enjoys across the African continent.
In November 2023, he represented Guinea as the only Guinean expert invited to the high-level summit on electoral processes held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This annual meeting, organized by the African Union, brings together fifty-three international agencies and institutions involved in electoral processes, offering a platform for exchanging best practices and ways to improve electoral process management worldwide.
Political Engagement: Founder and President of ARP
It was driven by a deep sense of patriotism that Mohamed Nabé decided to engage in politics. In November 2023, during an appearance on the Mirador program, he explained his approach: Guinea's situation calls upon every citizen with patriotic feelings. For him, the inadequacy between the country's resources and its level of development calls for engagement from the intellectual elite. He believes that Guinea can no longer remain in the hands of people lacking intellectual values, experience, and international standing.
As President of the Alliance for Renewal and Progress (ARP) party, Mohamed Nabé positions himself as a responsible and constructive political actor. In February 2024, during the dissolution of the transitional government, he adopted a measured posture, welcoming this decision while insisting on the importance of choosing a credible and consensual Prime Minister to avoid plunging the country into a new crisis.
In March 2024, on International Women's Rights Day, he reaffirmed his commitment to gender equality, calling for less gender-based violence, more integration into the economic fabric, more equal opportunities in the professional environment and in political life.
In May 2024, faced with the closure of three media groups, Mohamed Nabé firmly defended press freedom, believing that it is better to regulate the media than to shut them down. For him, the press constitutes the fourth estate, and there is no democracy without free media.
A Party in Full Organization
On January 4, 2025, Mohamed Nabé was triumphantly elected president of the ARP at the party's national electoral congress, obtaining twenty-six votes out of twenty-seven possible. This election occurred in the context of bringing Guinean political parties into compliance with the requirements of the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralization.
Under his leadership, the ARP has experienced remarkable expansion, establishing itself in twenty-six of Guinea's thirty-three prefectures and in two hundred eighty-five of the country's three hundred seventy-five rural and urban communes. This territorial organization demonstrates the party's progressive anchoring in Guinea's political landscape.
The party adopts a pragmatic linguistic approach by selecting two official languages: French and Susu. This decision, justified by the location of the main headquarters in Lower Guinea, reflects a desire to break with usual practices.
An Ambitious Social Project
Mohamed Nabé's political program is structured around six major priorities. The first concerns strengthening justice, promoting and protecting human rights, and national reconciliation. For him, building a true nation is an essential prerequisite for development. He strongly affirms that his first priority, should he come to power, will be to combat ethnocentrism, which he considers a major obstacle to national unity.
Education represents the second pillar of his project. He commits to dedicating one-third of the national budget to the education sector, particularly elementary education, teacher training, technical education development, and innovation. This ambition demonstrates his conviction that education is the fundamental lever for development.
Promoting good governance and fighting corruption form the third strategic axis. Drawing on his experience in internal control and auditing, Mohamed Nabé intends to make transparency and integrity the pillars of public management.
Development and modernization of agriculture, coupled with local transformation of mineral resources, constitute the fourth component. He aims to increase Guinea's mining revenues from one billion to five billion dollars per year through local transformation of minerals into semi-finished products.
Empowerment and autonomy for women and youth represent the fifth pillar, while infrastructure development completes this ambitious program.
The Constitutional Referendum
In August 2025, the ARP officially announced its support for YES in the constitutional referendum. This decision, adopted by fifty-three out of fifty-five members of the National Executive Bureau, is based on the innovations contained in the draft constitution, deemed consistent with the party's six major program priorities.
On November 3, 2025, Mohamed Nabé officially filed his candidacy for the presidential election scheduled for December 28. During this foundational act, he called for a peaceful, transparent, and credible election, reaffirming that the true winner should be Guinea itself.
On November 7, 2025, he successfully passed his medical examination before the medical board, demonstrating his physical and mental fitness to assume presidential responsibilities. This step, which he described as important in the overall evaluation of candidacies, took place under excellent conditions.
The Presidential Election Race
On November 13, 2025, Mohamed Nabé was among the nine candidates whose candidacy was definitively validated by Guinea's Supreme Court for the presidential election on December 28, 2025. With this confirmation, Mohamed Nabé can now officially participate in the upcoming electoral campaign, alongside major political figures including General Mamadi Doumbouya, current president of the transition, in a race for the presidency that proves crucial for Guinea's future after years of political transition.
A Leader Facing the Future
Mohamed Nabé embodies a modernist and inclusive vision for Guinea. His exceptional journey, combining high-level international education, diverse professional experience in both public and private sectors, recognized expertise in electoral processes, and patriotic political engagement, positions him as an essential actor in Guinean political life.
His ability to navigate between different professional universes, his openness to the world, his mastery of contemporary issues, and his commitment to national unity make him a multifaceted leader. As Guinea prepares to take a new step in its political history, Mohamed Nabé proposes an ambitious social project, structured around national reconciliation, education, good governance, economic development, and social inclusion.
His constant call for dialogue, serenity, and patriotism, even in moments of political tension, demonstrates political maturity and a sense of responsibility that characterizes true statesmen. Whether it concerns his positions on press freedom, his commitment to women's rights, or his determination to combat ethnocentrism, Mohamed Nabé demonstrates consistency in his values and determination to transform Guinea into a united and prosperous nation.
