Guinea opposition demands return to civilian rule

Guinea's main opposition leader says more than 100 of the country's political parties will present a joint demand for a return to civilian rule to the military junta that seized power in September. 

Cellou Dalein Diallo told a news conference that the Collective of Political Parties had agreed a timetable for a political transition. 

The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) is demanding elections within six months. 

It suspended Guinea from the regional bloc after President Alpha Condé was deposed in a coup nearly four months ago. 

On Monday the United States dropped Guinea, along with Ethiopia and Mali, from a Africa trade preference agreement over human rights concerns.

This article originally appeared on BBC News

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