66th anniversary of Guinea’s independence: Mamadi Doumbouya calls for “patriotism”

2024-10-02 21:04:41

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This Wednesday there was a large military parade for the 66th anniversary of independence in Guinea. Security forces marched all morning in Conakry. General Mamadi Doumbouya, the country’s strongman, spoke the day before the event and called for “patriotism”. He has neither spoken about the transition nor formalized his candidacy for the next presidential election in the country. Malick Diakité’s correspondence in Conakry.

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