The Guineenews weekly press review discusses media speculation that deposed junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara may attend the swearing in of the new president Prof. Alpha Conde. Dadis has not been seen in public since being wounded in an assassination attempt in Dec. 2009.
Also, the Guinean government has lifted the state of emergency and re-opened the country's borders; both measures had been imposed to ease post-electoral violence.
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Monday, December 13, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
[Guinean news] Power sharing accord reportedly to be signed but Guinea remains tense and military split
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The head of Guinea's military junta Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara was flown from Morocco to Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou. Dadis had spent a month in hospital in the North African country after being wounded in an assassination attempt. Reports indicate that Dadis thought he was being flown directly to Conakry and was furious when he realized otherwise. Supporters of the junta leader have demanded he be returned to Guinea.
The International Criminal Court is investigating Dadis' alleged role in the September 28, 2009 massacres in Conakry; the report of a UN inquiry into the killings is available here.
Morocco is not a part of the ICC while Burkina Faso is. Additional, Burkina Faso's leader Blaise Compaore is mediating in the Guinean crisis on behalf of the West African regional grouping ECOWAS. Speculation is that these reasons played a role in Morocco's decision to send Dadis to Ouagadougou.
In the absence of Capt. Dadis, Guinea's acting leader has been the more moderate defense minister Gen. Sekouba Konate. Konate threatened to resign if Dadis did not compromise on terms to a transition to civilian rule.
Splits in the army remain, with supporters of Dadis wanting the charismatic captain to remain in power indefinitely while Gen. Konate and others want to return civilian constitutional order as quickly as possible. A spokesman for Konate said, "The general has made it very clear that he is not interested in staying in power. He made it very clear that he is there to restore discipline within the army and create conditions for a transition.
Meanwhile, Guinea's southern neighbors are worried about the effects of any civil strife on their country. A member of Sierra Leone's parliament warned that if the Republic of Guinea should explode, Sierra Leone would be consumed in less than a week; and if the situation in Guinea is not treated seriously, Sierra Leone's survival and livelihood as a state would be affected.
Today, Radio France Internationale reports that an accord was signed in Burkina Faso, between Dadis and Konate, whereby Dadis would remain in 'convalescence' and elections would be scheduled in six months. The AP has this as well. The BBC added that the accord stated that Dadis would support the transition to civilian rule.
Alliance Guinea reported that Dadis had accepted the principle of a prime minister from the opposition and that Saratou Sara Diallo and long time opposition figure Jean-Marie Dore were the two names it had proposed.
Update: al-Jazeera adds that the accord bans members of the junta as well as any active military serviceman from standing in the elections.
The head of Guinea's military junta Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara was flown from Morocco to Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou. Dadis had spent a month in hospital in the North African country after being wounded in an assassination attempt. Reports indicate that Dadis thought he was being flown directly to Conakry and was furious when he realized otherwise. Supporters of the junta leader have demanded he be returned to Guinea.
The International Criminal Court is investigating Dadis' alleged role in the September 28, 2009 massacres in Conakry; the report of a UN inquiry into the killings is available here.
Morocco is not a part of the ICC while Burkina Faso is. Additional, Burkina Faso's leader Blaise Compaore is mediating in the Guinean crisis on behalf of the West African regional grouping ECOWAS. Speculation is that these reasons played a role in Morocco's decision to send Dadis to Ouagadougou.
In the absence of Capt. Dadis, Guinea's acting leader has been the more moderate defense minister Gen. Sekouba Konate. Konate threatened to resign if Dadis did not compromise on terms to a transition to civilian rule.
Splits in the army remain, with supporters of Dadis wanting the charismatic captain to remain in power indefinitely while Gen. Konate and others want to return civilian constitutional order as quickly as possible. A spokesman for Konate said, "The general has made it very clear that he is not interested in staying in power. He made it very clear that he is there to restore discipline within the army and create conditions for a transition.
Meanwhile, Guinea's southern neighbors are worried about the effects of any civil strife on their country. A member of Sierra Leone's parliament warned that if the Republic of Guinea should explode, Sierra Leone would be consumed in less than a week; and if the situation in Guinea is not treated seriously, Sierra Leone's survival and livelihood as a state would be affected.
Today, Radio France Internationale reports that an accord was signed in Burkina Faso, between Dadis and Konate, whereby Dadis would remain in 'convalescence' and elections would be scheduled in six months. The AP has this as well. The BBC added that the accord stated that Dadis would support the transition to civilian rule.
Alliance Guinea reported that Dadis had accepted the principle of a prime minister from the opposition and that Saratou Sara Diallo and long time opposition figure Jean-Marie Dore were the two names it had proposed.
Update: al-Jazeera adds that the accord bans members of the junta as well as any active military serviceman from standing in the elections.
Friday, December 04, 2009
[Guinean news] Wounded Dadis flown to Morocco
The BBC reports that junta leader Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara, wounded yesterday in an assassination attempt, has been flown to Morocco for medical treatment.
It also reports that the Dadis' would-be assassin Aboubacar "Toumba" Diakite, who also led the infamous Sept. 28 massacre, has gone into hiding.
It also reports that the Dadis' would-be assassin Aboubacar "Toumba" Diakite, who also led the infamous Sept. 28 massacre, has gone into hiding.
Thursday, December 03, 2009
[Guinean news] Dadis wounded in assassination bid
Guinea's military leader Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara has been shot and wounded by his aide-de-camp in what is being described as an assassination attempt. A junta spokesman called the injuries 'light' but Senegalese president Aboulaye Wade sent doctors to Conakry to help treat the junta leader and Guineenews reports that Dadis was shot in the head. The site also reports that Dadis remains at Conakry's Camp Alpha Yaya but may be evacuated to Dakar.
Monday, November 30, 2009
[Guinean news] Prominent human rights activist arrested; ICG head calls Dadis unstable
According to the Voice of America, Mouctar Diallo, a prominent Guinean human rights' activist, was arrested by soldiers in Conakry. The head of Guinea's main human rights' advocacy organization says Diallo was arrested because of an interview he gave to the Voice of America on September 28th -- the day soldiers opened fire on protestors in the capital's main sports stadium.
The arrest is seen as an attempt to intimidate potential witnesses, as the United Nations' inquiry into the Sept. 28 massacres began work a week and a half ago.
In an op-ed in The New York Times, International Crisis Group president Louise Arbour called on the main mediator, Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaoré, to stick to the West African regional bloc ECOWAS' main initial objective: managing the junta's exit from power. Arbour, a former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, warned that junta leader Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara "gives signs of mental instability" but warns that attempts to replace him with another general might fracture the military's already shaky unity.
The arrest is seen as an attempt to intimidate potential witnesses, as the United Nations' inquiry into the Sept. 28 massacres began work a week and a half ago.
In an op-ed in The New York Times, International Crisis Group president Louise Arbour called on the main mediator, Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaoré, to stick to the West African regional bloc ECOWAS' main initial objective: managing the junta's exit from power. Arbour, a former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, warned that junta leader Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara "gives signs of mental instability" but warns that attempts to replace him with another general might fracture the military's already shaky unity.
Monday, November 02, 2009
[Guinean news] Sept. 28 massacre was 'premeditated': HRW
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One of the most prominent stories since the infamous Sept. 28 massacre was a report by Human Rights Watch (found here) which concluded that the massacre was in fact premeditated.
This is in stark contrast to claims by junta leader Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara that the killings were committed by out-of-control elements of the army and presidential guards and were not indicative of anything systematic. Dadis also claimed that the actions were in response to "provocation" by demonstrators protesting his decision to run in next January's presidential election.
HRW wrote that it found that members of the Presidential Guard carried out a premeditated massacre of at least 150 people on September 28 and brutally raped dozens of women. Red berets shot at opposition supporters until they ran out of bullets, then continued to kill with bayonets and knives.
The Africa director of HRW said, "Security forces surrounded and blockaded the stadium, then stormed in and fired at protesters in cold blood until they ran out of bullets. They carried out grisly gang rapes and murders of women in full sight of the commanders. That’s no accident."
HRW also discounted claims that the massacre was provoked.
Witness accounts and video evidence obtained by Human Rights Watch showing the stadium crowd just before the shooting shows a peaceful and celebratory atmosphere with opposition supporters singing, dancing, marching around the stadium with posters and the Guinean flag, and even praying.
Human Rights Watch has not seen any evidence that any opposition supporters were armed, and no security officials were wounded by opposition supporters at the stadium, suggesting that there was no legitimate threat posed by the opposition supporters that required the violence that followed.
Witnesses said that as soon as the Presidential Guard entered the stadium, its members began firing point-blank directly into the massive crowd of protesters, killing dozens and sowing panic.
The NGO also warned of an ethnic nature behind the killings, noting that majority of the victims were from the Peuhl ethnic group, which is almost exclusively Muslim, while most of the commanders at the stadium – and indeed key members of the ruling CNDD, including Camara, the coup leader – belong to ethnic groups from the southeastern forest region, which are largely Christian or animist.
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I post there links to news articles and columns related to the Guinea, Peace Corps and other stories that may be of interest to FOG members. Since I am usually just re-posting what I've found elsewhere, the Twitter feed gets updated more often than this blog, several times a week (But don't worry, any updates to this blog are also posted there).
One of the most prominent stories since the infamous Sept. 28 massacre was a report by Human Rights Watch (found here) which concluded that the massacre was in fact premeditated.
This is in stark contrast to claims by junta leader Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara that the killings were committed by out-of-control elements of the army and presidential guards and were not indicative of anything systematic. Dadis also claimed that the actions were in response to "provocation" by demonstrators protesting his decision to run in next January's presidential election.
HRW wrote that it found that members of the Presidential Guard carried out a premeditated massacre of at least 150 people on September 28 and brutally raped dozens of women. Red berets shot at opposition supporters until they ran out of bullets, then continued to kill with bayonets and knives.
The Africa director of HRW said, "Security forces surrounded and blockaded the stadium, then stormed in and fired at protesters in cold blood until they ran out of bullets. They carried out grisly gang rapes and murders of women in full sight of the commanders. That’s no accident."
HRW also discounted claims that the massacre was provoked.
Witness accounts and video evidence obtained by Human Rights Watch showing the stadium crowd just before the shooting shows a peaceful and celebratory atmosphere with opposition supporters singing, dancing, marching around the stadium with posters and the Guinean flag, and even praying.
Human Rights Watch has not seen any evidence that any opposition supporters were armed, and no security officials were wounded by opposition supporters at the stadium, suggesting that there was no legitimate threat posed by the opposition supporters that required the violence that followed.
Witnesses said that as soon as the Presidential Guard entered the stadium, its members began firing point-blank directly into the massive crowd of protesters, killing dozens and sowing panic.
The NGO also warned of an ethnic nature behind the killings, noting that majority of the victims were from the Peuhl ethnic group, which is almost exclusively Muslim, while most of the commanders at the stadium – and indeed key members of the ruling CNDD, including Camara, the coup leader – belong to ethnic groups from the southeastern forest region, which are largely Christian or animist.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
[Guinean news] General strike paralyzes Conakry; PCVs evacuated; EU calls for Dadis to be tried
Earlier this week, two-day general strike paralyzed Conakry. Thousands of residents of the capital stayed home to protest the junta's massacre of an estimated 187 peaceful protesters on September 28.
The junta's agriculture minister resigned in protest of the killings.
Guinéenews reports that one of its journalists as well as other journalists are regularly receiving death threats by the "security" forces.
Reuters reports that out-of-control soldiers are seen as the biggest source of instability in the country. The wire service also reported on internal tensions within the junta which make head of state Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara vulnerable to a 'palace coup.' They also mentioned accusations that foreign fighters were involved in the repression on demonstrators. The Nigeria Guardian has a story on divisions within the military.
ABC mentions fears that widespread rape and sexual violence by Guinean soldiers could destabilize the entire West African region (warning: contains graphic images).
The Peace Corps has confirmed that Guinea PCVs have been evacuated to Bamako, the capital of neighboring Mali. Families of volunteers are encouraged to contact Peace Corps’ Office of Special Services with any questions or concerns they may have. The Office of Special Services maintains a 24-hour a day, 7 days a week duty system, and can be reached at 800.424.8580 ( select 2, then 1, then ext. 1470 ) or 202.692.1470.
The public radio program The World did a segment on the reactions of Guineans living in New York City to the violence back home.
The European Union has called for Capt. Dadis to stand trial for crimes against humanity for last months' killings.
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The junta's agriculture minister resigned in protest of the killings.
Guinéenews reports that one of its journalists as well as other journalists are regularly receiving death threats by the "security" forces.
Reuters reports that out-of-control soldiers are seen as the biggest source of instability in the country. The wire service also reported on internal tensions within the junta which make head of state Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara vulnerable to a 'palace coup.' They also mentioned accusations that foreign fighters were involved in the repression on demonstrators. The Nigeria Guardian has a story on divisions within the military.
ABC mentions fears that widespread rape and sexual violence by Guinean soldiers could destabilize the entire West African region (warning: contains graphic images).
The Peace Corps has confirmed that Guinea PCVs have been evacuated to Bamako, the capital of neighboring Mali. Families of volunteers are encouraged to contact Peace Corps’ Office of Special Services with any questions or concerns they may have. The Office of Special Services maintains a 24-hour a day, 7 days a week duty system, and can be reached at 800.424.8580 ( select 2, then 1, then ext. 1470 ) or 202.692.1470.
The public radio program The World did a segment on the reactions of Guineans living in New York City to the violence back home.
The European Union has called for Capt. Dadis to stand trial for crimes against humanity for last months' killings.
Reminder: more regular and extensive news updates and additional stories can be found via Friends of Guinea's Twitter feed. Just go to twitter.com/friendsofguinea and subscribe.
Monday, October 05, 2009
[Guinean news] Update on the situation in Guinea
Events are moving so quickly in Guinea that it's hard to keep up, but below are links to various news articles about and international reaction to the evolving situation in the country following the September 28 massacre that is now believed to have killed 187 people.
-Foreign gunmen helped Guinea crackdown (Reuters)
-Scuffles break out at new Guinea anti-junta demo (AFP)
-Thousands identify Guinea bodies (BBC)
-International inquiry needed into violence by Guinea security forces(Amnesty International)
-Guinean junta leader calls for UN investigation (Radio Netherlands)
-UN Security Council condemns Guinea repression, deaths (DPA)
-CNDD junta condemns September 28 deaths (Guinéenews - in French)
-Guinea junta calls for national unity government (Reuters)
-Guinea opposition rejects unity government after bloodbath (DPA)
-Guinean refugees heading toward Mali (Maliweb - in French)
-Guinean soldiers accused of raping women with rifle butts (AP)
-Civil society reactions to junta leader’s declarations (MISNA)
-West African regional grouping names Burkina Faso leader as facilitator (AFP)
-[Video] Guinean soldiers firing on crowd (UK Guardian) (WARNING: contains graphic images)
-[Audio] Guinea violence (BBC World Service Analysis program)
-Guinea leader vows to hold election despite bloody protest (The Day)
-France's [foreign minister Bernard] Kouchner Urges International Intervention in Guinea (Bloomberg)
-Guinea people opposed to peacekeepers, claims junta chief (AFP)
-Guinea leader claims 'no responsibility' in bloodbath (AFP)
-Dadis admits, "To say that I control this army would be demagogy." (France 24)
-Foreign gunmen helped Guinea crackdown (Reuters)
-Scuffles break out at new Guinea anti-junta demo (AFP)
-Thousands identify Guinea bodies (BBC)
-International inquiry needed into violence by Guinea security forces(Amnesty International)
-Guinean junta leader calls for UN investigation (Radio Netherlands)
-UN Security Council condemns Guinea repression, deaths (DPA)
-CNDD junta condemns September 28 deaths (Guinéenews - in French)
-Guinea junta calls for national unity government (Reuters)
-Guinea opposition rejects unity government after bloodbath (DPA)
-Guinean refugees heading toward Mali (Maliweb - in French)
-Guinean soldiers accused of raping women with rifle butts (AP)
-Civil society reactions to junta leader’s declarations (MISNA)
-West African regional grouping names Burkina Faso leader as facilitator (AFP)
-[Video] Guinean soldiers firing on crowd (UK Guardian) (WARNING: contains graphic images)
-[Audio] Guinea violence (BBC World Service Analysis program)
-Guinea leader vows to hold election despite bloody protest (The Day)
-France's [foreign minister Bernard] Kouchner Urges International Intervention in Guinea (Bloomberg)
-Guinea people opposed to peacekeepers, claims junta chief (AFP)
-Guinea leader claims 'no responsibility' in bloodbath (AFP)
-Dadis admits, "To say that I control this army would be demagogy." (France 24)
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
[Guinean news] Gold mine collapses; junta won't stand in elections, wants to reform army; rioters fired upon
At least 13 people were killed when a gold mine collapsed last week, according to the Guinean government. The gold mine was in Touletoni, in the Siguiri prefecture.
The country's military leader Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara told journalists that no members of the ruling junta are going to run in legislative and presidential elections scheduled for late this year.
Dadis also said he wants to reform the armed forces before the end of his tenure. The army is widely seen a major source of instability in the country. Human rights groups have repeatedly shed light on soldier impunity.
At least two people were wounded on Saturday when Guinean security forces fired on rioters. A police station and several police vehicles were attacked in the riot which was sparked by an armed robbery on a local shop by thieves dressed in military uniform, reported TVNZ.
The country's military leader Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara told journalists that no members of the ruling junta are going to run in legislative and presidential elections scheduled for late this year.
Dadis also said he wants to reform the armed forces before the end of his tenure. The army is widely seen a major source of instability in the country. Human rights groups have repeatedly shed light on soldier impunity.
At least two people were wounded on Saturday when Guinean security forces fired on rioters. A police station and several police vehicles were attacked in the riot which was sparked by an armed robbery on a local shop by thieves dressed in military uniform, reported TVNZ.
Friday, April 24, 2009
[Guinean news] 'Coup plotters' arrested; Dadis won't stand in elections
Two junior army officers were arrested this week on suspicion of plotting a coup d'Etat against the country's military head of state Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara. Dadis was already at the airport when his trip to Libya was cancelled, reports the BBC. The broadcaster noted an increase in troop movements in Conakry in recent days.
Agence France Presse noted that: The International Crisis Group has warned that disagreements within the Guinean junta itself could endanger the transition to elections planned for later this year.
Human Rights Watch has similar concerns.
Earlier this week, Capt. Camara said he would not stand in presidential elections due this December.
Agence France Presse noted that: The International Crisis Group has warned that disagreements within the Guinean junta itself could endanger the transition to elections planned for later this year.
Human Rights Watch has similar concerns.
Earlier this week, Capt. Camara said he would not stand in presidential elections due this December.
Monday, February 09, 2009
[Guinean news] Junta suspends FM, announces late 2009 poll
Guinea's military ruler Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara has suspended Capt. Mamadou Sandé, the junta's finance and economy minister. The reason for the suspension was unclear.
Additionally, the junta announced it was making plans to hold elections during the last three months of 2009. Though Reuters notes that the government did not specify whether the elections would be presidential or parliamentary.
Additionally, the junta announced it was making plans to hold elections during the last three months of 2009. Though Reuters notes that the government did not specify whether the elections would be presidential or parliamentary.
Monday, December 29, 2008
[Guinean news] Top generals sacked; mining activity suspended
As of: 8:54 AM EST -- 1:54 PM Guinean time
Rumors of a generational split within the Guinean army appear to have been validated yesterday as the new CNDD junta forced 22 senior army officers into retirement. Most notable among them was army chief of staff Gen. Diarra Camara, who was a strong opponent of the coup when it was launched, even taking to the international airwaves to denounce the action. Self-declared president and junta leader Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara, who is 44, said that all the senior officers in question had reached the mandatory retirement age and would 'be appointed to other senior positions at a later date.'
Additionally, Capt. Camara announced the suspension of activities in Guinea's lucrative mining sector and demanded the renegotiation of contracts between mining companies and the government. "In the mineral zones, there will be no more extraction until further noticed," declared the head of state.
The junta leader also announced a hard line stance against state corruption.
In a widely expected move, the African Union has suspended Guinea's membership in the organization 'until the return of constitutional order in that country.'
Rumors of a generational split within the Guinean army appear to have been validated yesterday as the new CNDD junta forced 22 senior army officers into retirement. Most notable among them was army chief of staff Gen. Diarra Camara, who was a strong opponent of the coup when it was launched, even taking to the international airwaves to denounce the action. Self-declared president and junta leader Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara, who is 44, said that all the senior officers in question had reached the mandatory retirement age and would 'be appointed to other senior positions at a later date.'
Additionally, Capt. Camara announced the suspension of activities in Guinea's lucrative mining sector and demanded the renegotiation of contracts between mining companies and the government. "In the mineral zones, there will be no more extraction until further noticed," declared the head of state.
The junta leader also announced a hard line stance against state corruption.
In a widely expected move, the African Union has suspended Guinea's membership in the organization 'until the return of constitutional order in that country.'
Friday, December 26, 2008
[Guinean news] Coup leader absent from Conté state funeral
As of: 10:25 AM EST -- 3:25 PM Guinean time
It was a national holiday today in Guinea on the occasion of the services for Lansana Conté. Religious services for the general were held at the Grande Mosquée in Conakry following a eulogy in the parliament and a public showing at the 28 September Stadium in the capital. Conté was interred in Dubréka, his hometown. The state funeral was attended by the leaders of Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia and Sierra Leone as well as the African Union chief and 30,000 Guineans.
Notably, the new military head of state Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara was absent from the ceremonies, though his deputy attended.
The Associated Press added: Parliament leader Aboubacar Sompare, who had been next in line to be president under Guinea's constitution, remained at large following the expiration of a deadline that coup leaders set for government members to present themselves.
It was a national holiday today in Guinea on the occasion of the services for Lansana Conté. Religious services for the general were held at the Grande Mosquée in Conakry following a eulogy in the parliament and a public showing at the 28 September Stadium in the capital. Conté was interred in Dubréka, his hometown. The state funeral was attended by the leaders of Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia and Sierra Leone as well as the African Union chief and 30,000 Guineans.
Notably, the new military head of state Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara was absent from the ceremonies, though his deputy attended.
The Associated Press added: Parliament leader Aboubacar Sompare, who had been next in line to be president under Guinea's constitution, remained at large following the expiration of a deadline that coup leaders set for government members to present themselves.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
[Guinean news] Military seizure of power complete
As of 10:40 PM EST -- 3:40 AM Friday Guinean time
The military coup d'Etat following the death of Gen. Lansana Conté appears to have succeeded.
Most major news outlets, including Radio France Internationale and the BBC, have reported that the civilian government have conceded control of the country to the new military junta, CNDD.
A widely circulated photo shored a smiling handshake between the prime minister Ahmed Tidiane Souaré and the CNDD leader Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara. Ministers presented themselves to the military Camp Alpha Yaya Diallo after being ordered to by the junta, under threat of punishment.
Camara, the de facto new head of state, reiterated his claim that the junta had 'no ambitions to power' and would only run the country until Dec. 2010, what would have been the end of Lansana Conté's present term.
Ibrahima Fofana, secretary general of the increasingly influential USTG trade union collective, called for a national unity government.
Today, the CNDD issued a series of communiqués calling for meetings with political parties and with representatives of international institutions as well as declaring Dec. 26 a national paid holiday, on the occasion of the funeral for Gen. Conté.
The military coup d'Etat following the death of Gen. Lansana Conté appears to have succeeded.
Most major news outlets, including Radio France Internationale and the BBC, have reported that the civilian government have conceded control of the country to the new military junta, CNDD.
A widely circulated photo shored a smiling handshake between the prime minister Ahmed Tidiane Souaré and the CNDD leader Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara. Ministers presented themselves to the military Camp Alpha Yaya Diallo after being ordered to by the junta, under threat of punishment.
Camara, the de facto new head of state, reiterated his claim that the junta had 'no ambitions to power' and would only run the country until Dec. 2010, what would have been the end of Lansana Conté's present term.
Ibrahima Fofana, secretary general of the increasingly influential USTG trade union collective, called for a national unity government.
Today, the CNDD issued a series of communiqués calling for meetings with political parties and with representatives of international institutions as well as declaring Dec. 26 a national paid holiday, on the occasion of the funeral for Gen. Conté.
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