Guinea coup: President arrested, government dissolved, borders closed

• Military coup staged in Guinea.
• Guinea president arrested by military rebels.
• Coup leaders announce full closure of Guinea’s borders.

Colonel Mamadi Dumbouya, who together with his supporters staged a coup in Guinea and seized power, decided to dissolve the government, abolish the current constitution and close the country’s air and land borders.

Dumbouya recorded a video message in which he announced his plans after the seizure of power in Guinea .

The fate of Guinea’s President Alpha Condé is unclear after an unverified video showed him in the hands of soldiers, who said they had seized power.

President Condé was re-elected for a controversial third term in office amid violent protests last year.

It is known that the leader of the rebels – Mamadi Dumbouya – had previously served in the French Foreign Legion.