Straight after meeting the ex-ministers in President Alpha Condé’s government, the coup leader Col Mamady Doumbouya drove around Guinea’s capital, Conakry. People were jubilating like mad. They were just happy. Some people undressed shouted “Doumbouya, Doumbouya, Doumbouya” and “freedom, freedom, freedom”. Reada also: Tanzania: a judge in the opposition leader’s …
Read More »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 Regional governors have been replaced by military commanders.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 …
Read More »US, ECOWAS and AU condemn coup d’Etat in Guinea
Through statements, the head of the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the US State Department have condemned the Coup d’Etat in Guinea. The head of African Union Felix Tshisekedi and the AU Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat called on the African Union Peace and …
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