Guinean special forces seized power in a coup on Sunday, arresting the president and imposing an indefinite curfew in the poor west African country. An earlier video sent to AFP by the putschists showed President Alpha Conde sitting on a sofa surrounded by troops. The head of Guinea’s military special forces, Lieutenant-Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, appeared on public television, draped in the national flag, saying government “mismanagement” prompted the coup. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through its acting president, Ghana’s leader Nana Akufo-Addo, threatened sanctions if Guinea’s constitutional order was not restored. “We are proud of the special forces,“ said one demonstrator who requested anonymity.

Source: The Nation September 05, 2021 21:45 UTC