Leader: Guinea to return to democratic rule

  1. Posted on Thursday 7 January 2010 - 09:31
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    Kingsley Kobo, AfricaNews reporter in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
    Hopes are gathering for Guineans as interim leader pledges to return the country to viable democracy. Deputy junta chief, Gen. Sekouba Konate on Wednesday said his team would pave the way for a return to civilian rule but fell short to mention a specific time frame. He promised to work with the opposition.
    Konate of Guinea
    He also announced that hospitalized military leader Moussa Dadis Camara would need time to recover after an assassination bid, silently ruling out an imminent return to power of the head of state.

    Gen. Konate’s comments on state television herald a possible way out of the deepening crisis in the unstable West African state and world's top exporter of aluminum ore and bauxite.

    "It will need time and patience and medical attention for him (Camara) to recover fully," said Konate, who also heads the defence ministry in a Reuters report.

    "We need to act to restore peace and the unity of all Guineans, and to put our state and political system on a new foundation," he said.

    Konate has also agreed to work with a prime minister drawn from the opposition as part of a national unity government.

    Camara has not been seen in public since he was evacuated for treatment in Morocco following the December 3 assassination bid by an ex-aide.

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