Guinea Coup D’Etat : ECOWAS Members Condemn Act

A few days after the coup d’état that saw the departure of President Alpha Conde, members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), yesterday, September 8, 2021 held a video conference to make their stand known with regards to the ousting of a democratically elected President of a member State. Though by press time no official communique had been made public, most analysts are of the opinion that the West African bloc that does not condone the ascension to power by military force will not only condemn, but would take a strong stand against the new strong man of Guinea Conakry, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, head of the Special Force that was created by the ousted president. Before yesterday’s meeting, the members described the act as a clear violation of the ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance, demanding for the immediate return to constitutional order.
Though the junta that is still keeping the former president under house arrest had justified in a nationwide broadcast that their act was to put an end to chronic financial mismanagement, poverty and endemic corruption, influence peddling by the judiciary and the trampling of citizens' rights. The coup leaders also said they h...