03:02Guinea: Life goes on in Conakry as locals share reactions to military coup
On Monday, locals in Conakry expressed their thoughts on the recent military coup in the West African country, which ousted 83-year-old President Alpha Conde.
"Here in Guinea we want peace, hence the country is poor, hence those who can leave elsewhere. That‘s all. We want peace in this country, we don‘t want racists," said one local.
Another local resident called for elections in the shortest possible time. "I call on the new authorities to really organise the elections as soon as possible, to return the country to the path of the constitution because we all know that for the democracy it would be needed to organise elections at short notice to bring the country forward. That is what we really expect from these new authorities."
The leader and head of the country's military special forces, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, announced on Sunday during a broadcast on state television that the government had been dissolved, air and land borders had been shut and imposed a 24-hour curfew.
Conde was arrested at his home on Sunday night by a military unit after hours of gunfire near the presidential palace and is now being held in military detention.
03:02On Monday, locals in Conakry expressed their thoughts on the recent military coup in the West African country, which ousted 83-year-old President Alpha Conde.
"Here in Guinea we want peace, hence the country is poor, hence those who can leave elsewhere. That‘s all. We want peace in this country, we don‘t want racists," said one local.
Another local resident called for elections in the shortest possible time. "I call on the new authorities to really organise the elections as soon as possible, to return the country to the path of the constitution because we all know that for the democracy it would be needed to organise elections at short notice to bring the country forward. That is what we really expect from these new authorities."
The leader and head of the country's military special forces, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, announced on Sunday during a broadcast on state television that the government had been dissolved, air and land borders had been shut and imposed a 24-hour curfew.
Conde was arrested at his home on Sunday night by a military unit after hours of gunfire near the presidential palace and is now being held in military detention.