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| Africa Subsaharan |
| African Union suspends Guinea |
| 2008-12-30 |
| The African Union on Monday suspended Guinea after a military coup in the west African nation. Maybe they should try the Teamsters. Guinea! You're suspended! Clean out your locker and get out!You're through! Worse than that, they've been traded to the Lions ... "The African Union decides to suspend the participation of Guinea in the activities of the African Union until the return of constitutional order in that country," the pan—African body said in a statement. The west African country's suspension from the continental body had been expected since a military coup took place on December 23. Guinea's temporary exclusion from the AU was decided during a meeting of the body's Peace and Security Council in Addis Ababa, where the organisation is headquartered. "The only option is for Guinea to be suspended. The organisation should take tough measures against those that contradict its principles," an AU official had told AFP on condition of anonymity before the meeting. "Coups will only exacerbate the continent's existing problems and there is no time to tolerate such actions." Funny, I would think half of the AU leaders got to where they are because of coups. I'd check, but I really don't care... Guinea's strongman Conte died on December 22 at age 74, after ruling the west African nation for 24 years, soon after which coup leaders from the military immediately announced the dissolution of the government. |
| Posted by:Fred |