We will entrust it to the people,” said Doumbouya, draped in a Guinean flag with about a half dozen other soldiers flanked at his side. It was not immediately known, though, how much support Doumbouya had within the military or whether other soldiers loyal to the president of more than a decade might attempt to wrest back control. The West African regional bloc known as ECOWAS quickly condemned the developments, threatening sanctions if Conde was not immediately released. “We have to wake up.”Observers, though say the tensions between Guinea’s president and the army colonel stemmed from a recent proposal to cut some military salaries. During his rule, security forces opened fire on demonstrators at a stadium in Conakry who were protesting his plans to run for president.

Source: Egypt Independent September 06, 2021 00:56 UTC