Guinea's Junta Suspends Three Main Political Parties

Guinea's opposition accuses the head of the country's junta, General Mamadi Doumbouya, of making a power grab by moving to rewrite the constitution (Credit: AFP)

Guinea's junta has suspended three main political parties -- including that of former president Alpha Conde -- for three months, ahead of an electoral campaign for a rewrite of the constitution, according to an order seen by AFP on Saturday.

The move came as the west African nation readied for protests called by the main parties and civil society groups from September 5 to condemn what they see as a power grab by the head of the junta, General Mamadi Doumbouya.