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Guinea coup leaders have 'taken effective power': state radio
Conakry (AFP) Dec 23, 2008 Army officers said they had taken power in west Africa's Guinea and summoned ministers to a military base "to guarantee their security," according to a statement read out on state radio Tuesday. Coup leaders ordered Guineans to "stay at home and refrain from all acts of vandalism and looting," added the statement read out in the name of a military-civilian council which has "taken effective power," filling a void following President Lansana Conte's death late Monday. "In light of the CNDD (National Council for Democracy and Development) having taken effective power, members of the government and all general (army) officers are asked to present themselves at the Alfa Yaya Diallo military camp, in order to guarantee their security," the statement said. The military camp is next to the airport. "The CNDD invites the peaceful citizens of Conakry and the rest of the country to stay at home and refrain from all acts of vandalism and looting. "Public assemblies are formally forbidden." The coup leaders said they "underlined" their commitment to "the charters of the African Union and ECOWAS (the 15-member west African state grouping) and the UN." "The CNDD assures Guinea's partners that it respects all engagements signed by the Republic of Guinea." Army captain Moussa Dadis Camara seized on Conte's death to suspend the Guinean constitution, after the 74-year-old military leader died following "a long illness." Camara, who was head of the military's fuel supplies unit, said all state institutions had been dissolved and replaced by a "consultative council." "The institutions of the republic have shown themselves to be incapable of resolving the crises which have been confronting the country," Camara said on Radio Conakry only hours after Prime Minister Ahmed Tidiane Souare had appealed for "calm and restraint" and for the army to help keep the peace. Related Links Africa News - Resources, Health, Food
China says press distorting reports on arms sales to Zimbabwe
Beijing (AFP) Dec 23, 2008China accused the Western media Tuesday of distorting UN reports on its arms sales to Zimbabwe, but stopped short of clarifying the exact nature of such deals. |
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