Guinea – The military coup that overthrew Guinea’s government in September 2021 has resulted in its abolition. On Monday, February 19, 2024, Brig. Gen. Amara Camara, the secretary general of the presidency, read a proclamation.
Mr. Camara said nothing about the reason for the split or when the new administration would be enacted. The heads of government were ordered to surrender their official vehicles and passports upon dissolution.
According to the BBC, the bank accounts of officials have been suspended. Additionally, until all government ministries have been completely transferred to the junta, security services have been ordered to “seal” all national borders by the junta.
Until a new administration is named, Mr. Camara stated, state ministries will be temporarily run by lower-level officials.
Mamady Doumbouya, the leader of the coup, had appointed Bernard Goumou as prime minister, and he led the disbanded government.
Following a wave of protests over Mr. Conde’s contentious attempt for a third term, Col. Doumbouya led Guinea’s armed forces to topple elected President Alpha Condé in September 2021. Recent years have seen coups in Guinea and a number of other West and Central African nations. Niger, Gabon, Burkina Faso, and Mali are among the others.
Along with the UN and African Union, the West African regional bloc Ecowas has fiercely denounced the coups. After the 24-month transition period specified by the junta and Ecowas expires, Guinea is anticipated to hold elections to reinstate democratic governance in ten months, according to a BBC report.
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