Guinea

[Schneemann]

West African Bloc ECOWAS Sanctions Guinea Coup Leaders

Leaders from West African countries in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) regional bloc have met in the Ghanaian capital of Accra to discuss their approach towards Guinea after it was suspended following a coup there earlier in September 2021. They decided to freeze bank accounts and introduce travel bans for the junta members and their families, and called on coup leaders to hold elections within six months and release President Alpha Conde from detention. [...]

Earlier, junta chief Lieutenant-Colonel Mamady Doumbouya called for an inclusive, four-day conference to prepare the transition back to civilian rule. According to the press release from Doumbouya's National Committee for Rally and Development (CNRD), political party leaders, civil society organisations, diplomats, religious emissaries and even mining operators were invited to participate. A number of opposition party leaders expressed doubts about how the talks would be handled.

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