Guinea has reopened its land and air borders for commercial and humanitarian reasons in the wake of President Alpha Conde's apparent overthrow, a military spokesman said on state television on Monday.
Soldiers who ousted Guinean President Alpha Conde summoned his ministers and top government officials to a meeting on Monday, a day after a coup which drew international condemnation.
The takeover in the West African nation that holds the world's largest bauxite reserves, an ore used to produce aluminium, sent prices of the metal skyrocketing to a 10-year high on Monday over fears of further supply disruption in the downstream market. There was no indication of such disruption yet.
Light traffic resumed, and some shops reopened around the main administrative district of Kaloum in Conakry which witnessed heavy gunfire throughout Sunday (September 5) as the special forces battled soldiers loyal to Conde.
However, uncertainty remains. While the elite unit appeared to have Cond
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