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West Africa: ECOWAS Leaders to Slap Gradual Sanctions On Guinea's Junta
RFI, 23 September 2022
West African leaders have agreed to impose gradual sanctions on Guinea-Conakry's military junta over its inflexibility on setting a date to return to civilian rule. Read more »
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Guinea: Junta Sued for Death of Demonstrators
allAfrica, 14 September 2022
The National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (FNDC) and the families of the victims of the demonstrations of July and August 2022 have filed a complaint against the… Read more »
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West Africa: Guinea Junta Slams ECOWAS Chief's Transition 'Lies'
RFI, 22 September 2022
Guinea's ruling military junta has accused the president of the West African regional bloc Ecowas of "lies" over his call for sanctions on Conakry if it seeks a three-year… Read more »
ECOWAS Leaders to Slap Gradual Sanctions On Guinea's Junta
At an emergency summit on the sidelines of the annual UN meeting in New York, leaders from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said it would "take sanctions against Guinea".
Guinea has been ruled by the military since a coup in September 2021 that ousted president Alpha Condé, who held power since 2010. Guinea's junta-appointed Prime Minister, Bernard Gomou earlier slammed ECOWAS chief Umaro Sissoco Embalo, describing him as a "puppet wearing the mantle of a statesman".
During a recent visit to Guinea-Conakry, Embalo said he had secured an agreement with the junta to give way to elected civilians after two years. In an interview with Radio France Internationale, Embalo said that three years in power, before a return to civilian rule was "unacceptable" to ECOWAS.
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The National Truth and Forgiveness Commission delivered its report on August 24, 2022 to Interim President, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, after hearings in which thou Read more »
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Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, the head of Guinea's military junta, has said he has opted for a 39-month transitional period before a return to civilian rule. The announcement ... Read more »
