Guinea junta leader Mamady Doumbouya sacks 42 army brass
Guinea junta leader Colonel Mamady Doumbouya raises his hand at his swearing in ceremony as president of country on October 1, 2021 in Conakry. He has sent a total of 42 army generals on retirement. PHOTO | CELLOU BINANI | AFP
Guinea junta leader Colonel Mamady Doumbouya had sacked 42 army officers among them military top brass.
They include chief of the general staff of the armed forces general Namory Traoré, and the head of the gendarmerie (military police), Ibrahima Baldé, and former military president General Sekouba Konate, who were forced to retire.
