Guinea’s military junta has suspended three major political parties, including that of former president Alpha Conde, for three months ahead of a controversial constitutional referendum campaign. The suspension targets Conde’s Rally of the Guinean People, the Union of Democratic Forces led by ex-PM Cellou Dalein Diallo, and the Party of Renewal and Progress.
The move comes as Guinea braces for mass protests starting September 5, organized by opposition groups and civil society to denounce what they call a power grab by junta leader General Mamadi Doumbouya. Doumbouya seized power in a 2021 coup that ousted Conde, who ruled for a decade.
Source: African news.com
