Junta leader Col. Mamady Doumbouya said Conakry would not surrender deposed President Alpha Conde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regional leaders have put pressure and sanctions on the junta members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After a meeting with regional leaders Friday, Guinean junta leader Col. Mamady Doumbouya dismissed the idea of letting deposed President Alpha Conde leave the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Guinean junta, which overthrew Conde on September 5, said it will not cave to demands from regional mediators. It also dismissed chatter that West African leaders had negotiated a way for Conde to leave Guinea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On state television, the junta\u2019s statement read in part, \u201cThe former president is and remains in Guinea. We will not yield to any pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ECOWAS responds
Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, currently the chair of the regional bloc ECOWAS, and Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara visited Doumbouya on Friday. Ouattara had hoped to leave with Conde, according to Reuters news agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ouattara told Radio-Television Guineenne (RTG) at the Conakry airport: \u201cI met my brother Alpha Conde, who is doing well. We will remain in contact.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thursday, ECOWAS slapped targeted sanctions on the Guinean junta leaders ranging from travel restrictions to the freezing of bank accounts for the leadership and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The sanctions are in response to the junta\u2019s decision not to free Conde<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who is Alpha Conde?
Conde was deposed on September 5. He was detained during the coup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conde first came to power in 2010, during Guinea\u2019s first democratic elections since independence from France in 1958.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last year, Conde pushed for a constitutional referendum to make it possible for him to seek a third term in office. This led to massive demonstrations which often turned violent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He did win a third term though in October only to be ousted in a coup ten months later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Source: \/www.dw.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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