The main migration policy instruments in Guinea:

Non-exhaustive list of key policy documents in the area of migration:

• 1965/1968: Ratification of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol.
• 1972: Ratification of the 1969 AU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa.
• 1979: ECOWAS Protocols on the Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and Establishment (1979, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990)
• 1994: Law L/94/019/CTRN on the conditions of entry and residence of foreigners in the Republic of Guinea.
• 2000: Ratification of the 1990 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.
• 2004: Ratification of the 2000 Trafficking in Persons Protocol.
• 2005: Ratification of the 2000 Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants.

The main ministries in charge of migration affairs:

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Guineas Abroad: is in charge of relations with the diaspora and the protection of nationals abroad
• Ministry of Security and Civil Protection: is in charge of immigration management and the fight against trafficking in human beings.

Sources:

• ICMPD et OIM (2016): Enquête sur les politiques migratoires en Afrique de l’Ouest. Deuxième édition. https://fmmwestafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/fr-A_Survey_on_Migration_Policies_in_West_Africa_FR_SOFT2nd.pdf
• United Nations DESA-Population Division and UNICEF (2014): Migration Profiles - Common Set of Indicators. https://esa.un.org/MigGMGProfiles/Indicators/indicators.HTM

Last updated: September 2018