Guinea Coup Leaders Name Civilian Prime Minister
By VOA News
30 December 2008
The junta that seized power in Guinea last week has named civilian Kabine Komara as the country's new prime minister.
The leaders of the coup announced the choice Tuesday on state radio.
Mr. Komara is Guinean, but lives in Cairo, where he is a top official at the African Export-Import Bank.
Meanwhile, Captain Moussa Camara, who declared himself president after the junta took power, has called for a meeting with representatives of the international community Tuesday.
The African Union, the United States, and the European Union have all condemned the coup.
Monday, the president of the Economic Community of West African States criticized the junta's actions but said the group is willing to work with the military leaders to bring about a transition to democracy in Guinea.
The coup followed the December 22 death of Guinea's longtime dictator Lansana Conte.
Captain Moussa Camara has promised elections by the end of 2010.
The African Union suspended Guinea Monday and banned it from AU activities "until the return of constitutional order."
However, African opposition to the military takeover appears to be easing. Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade says Camara's ruling council deserves international support because it is promising to hold free and fair elections.
Monday, Guinea's coup leaders demoted more than 20 of the country's generals, including the heads of the army, navy, and air force. In a broadcast on national radio, a spokesman for the ruling council said those chiefs would be reassigned to other jobs within the military.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP and AP.
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