{"id":325186,"date":"2010-02-15T21:22:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-16T02:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711557.post-6266132099405644420"},"modified":"2010-02-15T21:22:30","modified_gmt":"2010-02-16T02:22:30","slug":"guinea-unveils-interim-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/325186","title":{"rendered":"Guinea Unveils Interim Government"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Guinea opposition leaders have been appointed to positions in government following a massacre last year that killed over 150 people. Jean-Marie Dore, right, standing with his predecessor, Kabina Komara.<\/a>
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Guinea unveils interim government<\/p>\n

Guinean authorities have appointed a transitional government to steer the country from military to civilian rule, an official statement has said.<\/p>\n

The 34-member line-up was selected by interim Prime Minister Jean Marie Dore, appointed last month by the general in charge of Guinea, Sekouba Konate.<\/p>\n

The new caretaker government consists both of civilian and military leaders.<\/p>\n

Mr Dore has pledged to hold elections within six months, ending a crisis sparked by a coup in December 2008.<\/p>\n

That would lead to the first democratically-elected administration in Guinea, which has been controlled by the military for decades.<\/p>\n

Mr Dore was appointed by Gen Konate in January after crisis talks in which the military government agreed on a programme to step down.<\/p>\n

He has vowed to reform the armed forces and prioritise the economic revival of Guinea – the world’s largest exporter of bauxite.<\/p>\n

Reform programme<\/p>\n

His new government contains a mixture of opposition politicians, trade unionists and members of the outgoing military government, the BBC’s West Africa correspondent, Caspar Leighton, reports.<\/p>\n

Getting them to work together will be difficult task for Mr Dore, our correspondent adds.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the man technically in charge of the military government, Capt Moussa Dadis Camara, is convalescing in Burkina Faso.<\/p>\n

He has been incapacitated since an assassination attempt in December.<\/p>\n

The unveiling of the caretaker government coincides with the arrival of a team from the International Criminal Court that is investigating the army’s killing of more than 150 opposition demonstrators last September.<\/p>\n

The ICC team is deciding whether to launch a formal investigation into the killings, rapes and other assaults that took place on 28 September 2009.<\/p>\n

An earlier United Nations probe pointed the finger at Capt Camara and other members of the military government.<\/p>\n

The question of who is to blame for the deaths has been central to the past few chaotic months of Guinea’s history, our correspondent says.<\/p>\n

The very reason Capt Camara is in exile in Burkina Faso is because he was seriously wounded when a top aide tried to kill him because he feared he would be made to take the blame for what happened in September.<\/p>\n

His removal set the stage for more moderate elements of the military to begin handing power to civilians, he adds.<\/p>\n

Story from BBC NEWS:
http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/go\/pr\/fr\/-\/2\/hi\/africa\/8517301.stm
Published: 2010\/02\/15 23:47:26 GMT
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