African Union (AU) has suspended Guinea, following the recent coup that ousted President Alpha Conde.
On Sunday, Conde was ousted and detained by military forces led by Mamady Doumbouya.
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The pan-African body said on Twitter that it “decides to suspend the Republic of Guinea from all AU activities and decision-making bodies”.
#AUPSC:Council,in accordance w/ z relevant #AU instruments,decides to suspend the Republic of #Guinea from all AU activities/decisionmaking bodies;Calls on #UNSC to endorse z final #ECOWAS Communiqué,also endorsed by PSC;Calls on @AUC_MoussaFaki to engage w/ s/holders in z Region pic.twitter.com/ipQrl8icv1
— African Union Political Affairs Peace and Security (@AUC_PAPS) September 10, 2021
The move came after Guinean special forces seized power on Sunday and arrested Conde, who had come under increasing fire for perceived authoritarianism.
AU had on Sunday condemned the military takeover and called for the release of Conde, who became the country’s first democratically elected president in 2010.
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Its decision to suspend Guinea came after a similar move on Wednesday by Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which has sent a mission to the country to evaluate the situation there.
AU’s Political Affairs, Peace and Security Council said it called on AU Commission chief, Moussa Faki to “engage with stakeholders in the region” on the crisis.
