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| Guinea’s Military Leader Mamady Doumbouya |
Guinea's military leader, Mamady Doumbouya, delivered a speech to world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where he expressed his belief that Western-style democracy is not suitable for Africa and has contributed to political instability in the region. Doumbouya came to power in Guinea through a coup that removed former President Alpha Conde, who had changed the constitution to extend his presidency.
Doumbouya argued that the Western democratic model has undermined African values and imposed foreign cultures on the people. He stated that Africa has experienced several coups since 2020, including in Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali, Chad, and Gabon, in the West and Central regions. He criticized the United Nations and global powers for condemning these coups, labeling them racist and interfering in the region's affairs.
Although Doumbouya's government had agreed to a two-year transition period with the regional bloc ECOWAS, they have failed to organize elections. He asserted that African nations are capable of designing their own governance systems, and the international community should treat them as equals instead of patronizing them.
Doumbouya defended the wave of coups in Africa, framing them as military interventions to save countries from deceptive leaders who manipulate the constitution to cling to power indefinitely. He called on global leaders to address the root causes of instability rather than solely focusing on denouncing military takeovers. He described the coup he led in Guinea as an intervention that prevented the country from descending into complete chaos.
However, it is important to note that the military leadership in the region still needs to address the underlying socio-economic challenges that prompted their actions. Merely removing leaders through coups does not automatically solve the complex problems faced by African nations.
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