Guinea junta leader Mamady Doumbouya was inaugurated as interim president on Friday to oversee what regional powers hope will be a short transition to constitutional rule after the September 5 overthrow of president Alpha Conde.
Guinea junta leader Mamady Doumbouya is sworn in as interim president in Conakry, Guinea on October 1 2021.
West and Central Africa has seen four coups since last year - political upheaval that has intensified concerns about a slide towards military rule in a resource-rich but poverty-stricken region. "I fully appreciate the magnitude and immensity of the responsibilities entrusted to me," he said in a speech afterwards.
The junta has said its members will be barred from standing in the next elections, but has not made clear when these might take place, saying this will be decided by an 81-member Transitional National Council.
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