Guinea Coup leader bar members from contesting election

Guinea’s junta has barred its members from standing in the next national or local elections.

Leader of the Coup, Mamady Doumbouya, said it will agree on the length of transition to elections with an 81-member Transitional National Council, TNC.

Spokesperson for the Junta disclosed that Doumbouya is to be president, with a government composed of a civilian prime minister and cabinet, none of whom may be candidates in the elections,
Regional leaders sought to impose sanctions to deter further democratic backslide in the region after four military-led coups in West and Central Africa since last year.