Tag: Republic of Guinea

Guinea: Military coup leaders ban ministers, all govt. officials from leaving the country

Aminu Imam

The leaders of a military coup in Guinea blocked government members from leaving the country yesterday. The members of the cabinet, convened a day after the removal of president Alpha Conde, were told to hand over their passports and official vehicles, coup leader, Mamady Doumbouya, said in the capital Conakry. Doumbouya, who is the commander of an elite military unit created by Conde, also lifted an air traffic suspension imposed on Sunday as well as a curfew in mining areas. Guinea is one of the world’s largest suppliers of bauxite,…

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Just In: Coup d’etat in Guinea, President Conde’s whereabouts unknown

Aminu Imam

The international press reports that heavy gunfire was heard in the strategic district of Kaloum, which houses the presidential palace in Conakry, the capital of the Republic of Guinea, Soldiers said in a television broadcast on Sunday said that they have taken countries of the country’s affairs, signaling a military coup. The whereabouts of the country’s president, Alpha Conde is still unknown as gunshots were reportedly fired in Conakry. Some well-established sources in the Guinean capital report that a coup d’etat was led by elements of the Groupement des forces…

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