Guinea's special prosecutor clears former minister Zénab Nabaya Dramé
Alphonse Charles Wright says the embezzlement accusations against her were not backed by any evidence.
The Special Prosecutor of the Court for the Repression of Economic and Financial Offences (CRIEF), Alphonse Charles Wright, has cleared Zénab Nabaya Dramé, Guinea's former minister of technical education and vocational training, on Wednesday, 12 November 2026. Dramé had been accused of embezzling more than 200 billion Guinean francs.
Speaking to Télé 24, Wright said he had read the case file piece by piece and that the accusations were not based on any solid material evidence. He said the money allegedly embezzled had not disappeared and was still there, and he criticised the journalist who first reported the claim, Youssouf Boundou, for putting it in conditional terms.
Wright warned that Boundou could face legal action, saying he must either explain the basis of his report or answer for obstructing justice or acting under corruption. He also said a judge may charge someone only where there are serious and consistent clues.
Why it mattersDramé's name is now cleared of the 200 billion franc charge, and the journalist who reported it faces possible prosecution.