Guinea: coup leaders call for meeting of all ministers

Soldiers who carried out the coup in Guinea on Sunday ordered government ministers and national figures to attend a meeting later on Monday.

The special forces officers warned that anybody who failed to appear would be regarded as a rebel.

Regional governors have been replaced by military commanders.

“Ousted President Alpha Condé is safe in detention”, army said.

An indefinite nationwide curfew is in force.

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The head of Special Forces, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, said his soldiers had seized power because they want to end rampant corruption and mismanagement.