AA / Peter Kum
On Friday, December 31st, the interim government declared that Alpha Condé, Guinea‘s ex-President, received clearance to travel abroad for medical evaluations.
“Following discussions with ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States), former President Alpha Condé has been granted permission to seek treatment overseas for a month,” a statement issued Friday night on national television revealed.
Neither party disclosed Condé’s departure date or destination.
“This compassionate decision underscores the CNrd’s (National Committee of the Rally for Development) continued respect for the nation’s former leaders, a stance maintained since September 5, 2021,” the statement added.
The Guinean authorities acceded to a key demand from ECOWAS leaders with this authorization.
Following a coup led by Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya on September 5th, Alpha Condé was placed under house arrest.
Reports of his declining health have recently surfaced frequently.
Elected in 2010 to a five-year term, renewable once, 84-year-old Alpha Condé amended the constitution to pursue a third six-year term.
His rule ended less than a year later with a military takeover.
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