Guinea Coup leader Colonel Mamady Doumbouya has been sworn in as president of Guinea on Friday with a promise to respect all West Africa states and international community.
Doumbouya recently overthrow President Alpha Conde on September 5.
He was sworn in by Supreme Court head Mamadou Sylla for a transition period of unspecified length.
The new interim president spoke of his “commitment” that neither he nor any member of the junta would stand in any future elections that the military have promised to organise after a transition period.
His administration’s mission is to “refound the state” he said, by drafting a new constitution, fighting corruption, reforming the electoral system and then organising “free, credible and transparent” elections.
He once again said nothing at the time of his swearing in about how long he will remain the interim leader.
The new president also promised to “respect all the national and international commitments to which the country has subscribed.”
Recently ECOWAS sanctioned Guinea and ordered them to return to democratic governance.
The region’s bloc, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), is demanding that elections be held within six months, as well as Conde’s release.
The coup is the second to take place in the region, after Mali, in less than 13 months.
