Guinea coup leader consolidates takeover

Col Mamady Doumbouya, who led the coup which ousted Guinea's President Alpha Condé, has begun to consolidate the takeover with the installation of army officers at the top of the country's eight regions and various administrative districts.

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Photo: Col Mamady Doumbouya, commander of Guinea’s elite army unit and coup leader. Credit: EPA.