Guinea coup: International leaders, ECOWAS condemn violence
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The West African state of Guinea awaited word on its future on Monday as a new military junta summoned the outgoing cabinet a day after toppling the president. Outside Guinea, international leaders condemned the latest bout of turmoil in West Africa, a region where many countries are struggling with poverty, inequality and jihadist bloodshed. The African Union and the United Nations both called for Conde's release, as FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Armen Georgian, explains.