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The president of the bloc’s commission said the West African bloc on Thursday imposed sanctions on the people of Guinea and demanded that the country return to constitutional rule within six months.
After the emergency meeting. Economic community of West African states In Accra, Jean-Claude Casibro said he would freeze financial assets and impose travel bans on junta members and their relatives.
“Elections should be held in six months,” Borough said in a briefing, calling for the president’s immediate release. Alpha Corner., Who was ousted in a military coup last week.
Regional leaders attending the summit praised the bloc’s crackdown on West and Central Africa’s third uprising since April. Political turmoil has raised fears of a retreat to military rule in a resource-rich but impoverished region.
Leader of the Rebellion Guinea It did not say how long the interim government would last, or who would lead it.
Led by Mamadi Domboya, a former member of the French Foreign Legion, the junta is consulting with various public figures, groups and business leaders in the country this week to map out a framework for the transition.
As part of the four-day consultation, the public met Thursday with Guinea’s main business lobby and executives of mining firms operating in the bauxite, gold, iron and diamond sectors.
Participants in the talks in Conakry included Frederick Bozigs, general manager of Guinea’s top bauxite producer society, Maniar de Bocci (SMB).
“Messages have been exchanged, we have expressed our commitment and our desire to reassure all our investors that we will continue our work, tackling the challenges we face,” he said.
SMB is owned by a consortium of Singaporean shipping company Winning International Group, a subsidiary of Shandong Weiqiao - the world’s top private sector aluminum producer China Hong Qiu - and Guinea’s UMS International.
(Reuters)
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