{"id":28465,"date":"2021-09-06T21:44:42","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T21:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=28465"},"modified":"2021-09-06T21:44:43","modified_gmt":"2021-09-06T21:44:43","slug":"guinea-coup-leader-to-form-new-government-in-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=28465","title":{"rendered":"Guinea coup leader to form new government in weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The leader of the coup which ousted Guinea\u2019s President Alpha Cond\u00e9 has said a new \u201cunion\u201d government would be formed in weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Col Mamady Doumbouya told ministers who served in Mr Cond\u00e9\u2019s government that there would be no witch-hunt against former officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Cond\u00e9 remains in detention, but his fate is unclear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UN, African Union, and regional body Ecowas have condemned the coup and called for a return to civilian rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI strongly condemn any takeover of the government by force of the gun and call for the immediate release of President Alpha Cond\u00e9,\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/antonioguterres?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Col Doumbouya, who heads the army\u2019s special forces unit, did not say on Monday when the new government would be in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA consultation will be launched to set down the broad parameters of the transition, and then a government of national union will be established to steer the transition,\u201d he said in his statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He told former ministers that they could not leave the country and had to hand over their official vehicles to the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the meeting Col Doumbouya drove around the capital Conakry, which has been tense since Sunday when heavy gunfire was exchanged near the presidential building for several hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The BBC\u2019s reporter in the city says crowds chanted the military leader\u2019s name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey were just happy. Some people undressed and shouted \u201cDoumbouya, Doumbouya, Doumbouya\u201d and \u201cfreedom, freedom, freedom,\u201d Alhassan Sillah reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It captures the feeling of many who are relieved that President Cond\u00e9 has been deposed, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Col Doumbouya also urged mining companies to continue their operations in the country, adding that they would be exempt from the ongoing nationwide curfew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guinea is one of the world\u2019s biggest suppliers of bauxite, a necessary component of aluminium. Following the coup, prices of aluminium climbed to their highest in more than a decade due to concerns over supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How did the coup happen?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In a broadcast on state TV on Sunday night, a group of soldiers announced the dissolution of the constitution, the closure of the borders and a nationwide curfew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They said regional governors had been replaced by military commanders, and the ousted 83-year-old president was safe but in detention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Col Doumbouya said his soldiers had seized power because they wanted to end rampant corruption, human rights abuses and mismanagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Cond\u00e9 was re-elected for a controversial third term in office amid violent protests last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The veteran opposition leader was first elected in 2010 in the country\u2019s first democratic transfer of power. Despite overseeing some economic progress, he has since been accused of presiding over numerous&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-africa-54532224\">human rights abuses and harassment of his critics<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mamoudou Nagnalen Barry, a founding member of the opposition FNDC (National Front for the Defence of the Constitution), told the BBC that he had mixed emotions about the coup, but that he mostly welcomed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI will say that I\u2019m sadly happy with what happened,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t want to be happy with a coup, but in certain circumstances like [the ones] in Guinea now, we will say we are really happy with what is happening because without that, the country will be stuck in [the] endless power of one person who wants to stay in power forever.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Barry added he hoped the soldiers would hand power back to civilians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guinea\u2019s coup is the fourth time West Africa has witnessed an attempt to undermine democracy in the region since August 2020. 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