African Union suspends Guinea after coup

The African Union (AU) announced Friday, September 10, the suspension of Guinea from all its “

”, after the coup d'état carried out on Sunday by the military in this West African country.

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"

", announced on its Twitter account this body in charge of conflicts and security issues within the African Union, two days after a similar decision by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

The pan-African organization, based in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, also asks the UN Security Council "

", which it supports.

The release of President Alpha Condé demanded

On Wednesday, ECOWAS announced the suspension of Guinea and the sending of a diplomatic mission to the country, but did not pronounce any economic sanctions.

This mission, made up of foreign ministers from four countries and the chairman of the ECOWAS commission, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, arrived early Friday afternoon in the Guinean capital Conakry. ECOWAS had also "

”and the“

”of President Alpha Condé, captured by the putschists on Sunday.

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The Guinean special forces led by their commander, Lieutenant-Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, announced on Sunday that they had captured the Head of State to put an end to "

" or "

'

”. They dissolved the government and institutions and abolished the Constitution that Alpha Condé had adopted in 2020 and which he had used to run for a third term in the same year, despite months of murderous contestation.