The government of Guinea has been officially dissolved by the military junta that seized control in a coup in September 2021.
This announcement was made by a presidential order that was read aloud on national television by Brig Gen Amara Camara, the secretary general of the presidency.
The statement was not accompanied by information about the timing of the formation of a new government or the reasoning behind the dissolution.
Ministers in the now-dissolved government have received orders to freeze their bank accounts, forfeit their passports, and give over their official vehicles as part of the dissolution process.
In addition, security services have been ordered by the junta to “seal” all of Guinea’s borders until the junta has full control over all government ministries.
Camara claims that state departments will be run by lower-level officials until a new government is being nominated.
Mamady Doumbouya, the mastermind of the coup that overthrew elected President Alpha Condé of Guinea in September 2021 with the help of the country’s military forces, named Prime Minister Bernard Goumou to head the dissolved cabinet.
Following a string of demonstrations against Condé’s contentious run for a third term, there was a coup.
Recent years have seen coups in Guinea and a number of other West and central African nations, including Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Gabon. The UN, the African Union, and the West African regional body ECOWAS have all strongly condemned these coups.
As the 24-month transition phase comes to an end, Guinea is likely to hold elections to reinstate democratic rule within ten months, as agreed upon by the junta and ECOWAS.
