Military Coup in Guinea

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Following a military coup led by Lt Col Doumbouya on Sunday, President Conde was arrested and his government has been dissolved in Guinea. The army has instated an 8pm curfew and called the cabinet for a meeting that will happen on Moday 10 am, they say refusal to attend will be considered a rebellion. The army says the Constitution will be rewritten.

Several world leaders have condemned the act demanding for quick release of the president,

The US State Department condemned the putsch and warned it could ‘limit’ Washington’s ability to support Guinea.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned the coup in a tweet and called for Conde’s immediate release.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through its acting president, Ghana’s leader Nana Akufo-Addo, threatened sanctions if Guinea’s constitutional order was not restored.

And EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell demanded ‘respect for the state of law, the interests of peace and the well-being of the Guinean people’.

A French foreign ministry statement also condemned the coup.

News of the coup sparked celebrations in some parts of the capital, where hundreds of people applauded the soldiers.

President Conde had changed the Constitution that made him reelected in 2020 amid extreme violence.