CONAKRY: Guinea’s junta has suspended three main political parties — including that of former president Alpha Conde — for three months, ahead of an electoral campaign for a rewrite of the constitution, according to an order seen by AFP on Saturday. The move came as the main parties and civil society groups in the west African nation readied to hold demonstrations from September 5 to condemn what they see as a power grab by the head of the junta, General Mamadi Doumbouya. A referendum on revising the constitution is to be held on September 21.

CONAKRY: Guinea’s junta has suspended three main political parties — including that of former president Alpha Conde — for three months, ahead of an electoral campaign for a…

A l’approche du référendum constitutionnel, la junte guinéenne serre la vis et écarte les principaux partis d’opposition du paysage politique pour trois mois.

Move comes as draft constitution is being put to a vote next month, raising fears for democratic transition.

Les trois des principaux partis du pays ont été suspendus samedi pour « quatre-vingt-dix jours », avant le référendum constitutionnel du 21 septembre.

A l’approche du référendum sur le projet de nouvelle Constitution, qui se tiendra le 21 septembre, le gouvernement a suspendu, samedi 23 août, pour quatre-vingt-dix jours, les…