Guineans agree to keep Camara out

The people of Guinea have broadly welcomed a decision by their military rulers to keep Moussa Dadis Camara, the country’s wounded chief, in temporary exile. The deal, which was signed by Camara on Friday, eased concerns of further violence in Guinea, leaving his deputy and an opposition leader to restore civilian rule.

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Mamadou Bah Baddiko, head of the UFD opposition group, said: "This is a very important development which is making things look up for the country.

"The priorities now need to be getting a grip of the state, winning the confidence of the population and … putting the electoral process back on track," he said.

The signing ceremony was held in neighbouring Burkina Faso where Camara is recuperating from a botched assassination attempt by his aid-de-camp on December 3.

Since the assassination attempt, General Sekouba Konate, Camara’s second-in-command, has served as Guinea’s interim leader and initiated steps to return the country to civilian rule, with the support of the US and France.

A statement following the lengthy talks between Camara, Konate and Blaise Compaore, the president of Burkina Faso, said that Camara was "willingly taking a period of convalescence".
However, he "will remain available to help the players in the transition".  

The pact leaves Bah Baddiko and General Konate in charge of establishing an interim government and elections in six months in the pact.

The pact also stated that no member of the military government, nor anyone in active military service, would be allowed to run in the civilian elections.

Source: Africa World News

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