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| Guinea head 'threatens to resign' | Guinea head 'threatens to resign' |
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| The interim leader of Guinea's military government has threatened to resign amid a row over whether the wounded president should return to the country. | The interim leader of Guinea's military government has threatened to resign amid a row over whether the wounded president should return to the country. |
| Gen Sekouba Konate has been in charge since the president, Capt Moussa Dadis Camara, was shot six weeks ago. | Gen Sekouba Konate has been in charge since the president, Capt Moussa Dadis Camara, was shot six weeks ago. |
| Analysts say he is seen as the best hope for an end to the political crisis and a return to civilian rule. | Analysts say he is seen as the best hope for an end to the political crisis and a return to civilian rule. |
| But military supporters of the wounded president, who is now in Burkina Faso, are pressing for his return. | But military supporters of the wounded president, who is now in Burkina Faso, are pressing for his return. |
| Gen Konate's threat followed talks between the two men and other senior Guinean military officials in Burkina Faso on Thursday, after Capt Camara flew there from Morocco. | Gen Konate's threat followed talks between the two men and other senior Guinean military officials in Burkina Faso on Thursday, after Capt Camara flew there from Morocco. |
| Political crisis | Political crisis |
| He had been receiving treatment in Morocco following an assassination attempt by his former aide-de-camp on 3 December. | He had been receiving treatment in Morocco following an assassination attempt by his former aide-de-camp on 3 December. |
| A senior army official said Gen Konate had said he would resign unless there was "a realistic agreement on the fate of Dadis Camara and on how the transition should be led." | A senior army official said Gen Konate had said he would resign unless there was "a realistic agreement on the fate of Dadis Camara and on how the transition should be led." |
| CAMARA'S RULE 23, 24 December 2008Strongman President Lansana Conte dies, Capt Camara takes over, promises 2010 election15 August 2009Says he may stand for president28 SeptemberSoldiers kill protesters in Conakry, reports of atrocities and rapesOctoberUS, EU, African Union and Ecowas impose sanctions on junta3 DecemberCapt Camara shot in the head in apparent assassination attempt4 DecemberFlown to Morocco for surgery12 January 2010Capt Camara leaves hospital in Rabat and is flown to Burkina Faso Unearthing truth of 'bloodbath' | |
| BBC West Africa correspondent Caspar Leighton says both the international community and the Guinean opposition see Capt Camara's absence as the best hope for an orderly transition to civilian, democratic rule. | BBC West Africa correspondent Caspar Leighton says both the international community and the Guinean opposition see Capt Camara's absence as the best hope for an orderly transition to civilian, democratic rule. |
| Deputy US assistant secretary of state for African affairs William Fitzgerald told the AFP news agency that Capt Camara's continued absence could provide an opening for Gen Konate. | Deputy US assistant secretary of state for African affairs William Fitzgerald told the AFP news agency that Capt Camara's continued absence could provide an opening for Gen Konate. |
| "We would hope that [Burkina Faso] holds on to Dadis, allows him to convalesce there, because I don't think he's fully recovered and [that] Konate be given the opportunity to return and continue transition with civilians," he said. | "We would hope that [Burkina Faso] holds on to Dadis, allows him to convalesce there, because I don't think he's fully recovered and [that] Konate be given the opportunity to return and continue transition with civilians," he said. |
| Capt Camara reportedly thought he was going to Conakry when he agreed to leave Morocco, only to find himself in Burkina Faso. | Capt Camara reportedly thought he was going to Conakry when he agreed to leave Morocco, only to find himself in Burkina Faso. |
| A UN report on the stadium massacre said Capt Camara should face trial at the International Criminal Court over the brutal suppression. | A UN report on the stadium massacre said Capt Camara should face trial at the International Criminal Court over the brutal suppression. |
| Morocco is not a party to the Rome Statute that established the ICC. | Morocco is not a party to the Rome Statute that established the ICC. |
| Burkina Faso is and so would in theory be obliged to arrest the Guinean leader if a warrant was issued. | Burkina Faso is and so would in theory be obliged to arrest the Guinean leader if a warrant was issued. |
| A source in the ICC prosecutor's office told the BBC on Thursday that Burkinabe President Blaise Campaore had assured them that "impunity is not an option". | A source in the ICC prosecutor's office told the BBC on Thursday that Burkinabe President Blaise Campaore had assured them that "impunity is not an option". |
| Gen Konate has offered the post of prime minister to the opposition as part of moves to end Guinea's political crisis. | Gen Konate has offered the post of prime minister to the opposition as part of moves to end Guinea's political crisis. |
| This was inflamed when the army opened fire on opposition demonstrators in September, leaving an estimated 150 people dead. | This was inflamed when the army opened fire on opposition demonstrators in September, leaving an estimated 150 people dead. |
| Our correspondent says some members of the military are worried not only about a loss of power, but about facing justice for the September killings under a new government. | Our correspondent says some members of the military are worried not only about a loss of power, but about facing justice for the September killings under a new government. |
| The United Nations holds Capt Camara and others responsible for the killings. | The United Nations holds Capt Camara and others responsible for the killings. |