Guinea’s colonel Mamady Dombouya, who led last month’s coup, was sworn in as the country’s transitional president for a period of unspecified length on Friday.
The new interim president promised that neither he nor any member of the military junta would stand in any future elections that the military promised to organize after a transitional period.
Doumbouya spoke of his administration’s “commitment” to “refound the state,” by drafting a new constitution, fighting corruption, reforming the electoral system and then organizing elections.
The new president also promised to “respect all the national and international commitments to which the country has subscribed.”
According to a blueprint released by the junta on Monday, Doumbouya is set to serve as transitional president until the country returns to civilian rule. However, no timeline was mentioned.
Guinea’s former president Alpha Conde was ousted and detained on September 5, marking the latest bout of turbulence in one of Africa’s most volatile countries.
The coup is the second to take place in the region, following Mali, in less than 13 months.
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