Ousted Guinean President Professor Alpha Condé has reportedly refused to sign a letter of resignation despite being overthrown and detained since September 5.
He was desposed on September 5 by Elite forces led by Mamady Doumbouya.
Jeune Afrique, an influential francophone shared more details that two African leaders have in the last few years been forced to officially resign after the military took over power. First was Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe and across Guinea’s border in 2019.
Aside refusing to sign his resignation, Condé is reported to have said that his decision to contest for a controversial term extension was in response to pleas by Guinea women.
The Jeune Afrique report also spoke about Condé’s current location. “ According to sources, the former forces unit installed in a way of the people’s palace at the entrance to Kaloum, and more precisely in the suite where Lieutenant Colonel Mamady Doumbouya previously lived.
“ It is also in the same room that the current famous photo of Alpha Condé, sitting on a sofa and surrounded by soldiers, was taken shortly after his arrest”.
A group of three ECOWAS Foreign Affairs visited Guinea last weekend and confirmed that they had met him and he was well.
Meanwhile, coup leader Mamady Doumbouya and his lieutenants have started a four-tier engagement with political stakeholders towards a transition.
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
