“Stop treating us with condescension like children”, Guinea junta leader tells West
Col. Mamady Doumbouya, the head of Guinea’s junta, defended the use of military force by saying that the African continent does not respond well to the Western model of democracy.
A “model of governance that has been imposed on us” and that was “having trouble adapting to our reality,” was plaguing the continent, he told the UN General Assembly in New York.
“It is time to stop lecturing us and stop treating us with condescension like children,” he added.
In a coup in 2021, Col Doumbouya overthrew President Alpha Condé.
In front of the UN assembly, he defended his actions by stating that they were done “to save our country from complete chaos”.
Excited crowds greeted the coup’s announcement at the time in Conakry, the country’s capital, as many people were relieved that President Condé had been deposed.
However, following the military takeover, the country was expelled from the regional group, Ecowas, with regional leaders urging a return to civilian rule.
After speaking with Ecowas last year, Col. Doumbouya did provide a timeline for the change to an elected government, but little has changed in terms of setting up a vote, according to the Reuters news agency.
Guinea is one of several western and central African nations that have experienced coups recently, along with Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Gabon.
The African Union, the UN, and Ecowas have all strongly condemned the coups.
Source-BBC
