Military takes control in Guinea

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Guinea's army has announced that it has dissolved the country's government and suspended the constitution, hours after the death of President Lansana Conte, reports BBC.
In a state radio statement, Capt Moussa Dadis Camara said a "consultative council" of civilian and military leaders would be set up in their place.
State institutions were "incapable of resolving the crises which have been confronting the country", he said. Mr Conte had ruled the West African country with an iron fist since 1984.
The precise circumstances of the president's death are not yet known, but he had been suffering from diabetes.
Prime Minister Ahmed Souare earlier appealed for "calm and restraint" and declared 40 days of national mourning.
Only hours after the speaker of parliament announced President Conte's death, Capt Camara went on state radio to say that the army had taken over, and a body called the National Council for Development and Democracy set up.
He added that a military man would be installed as president, and a civilian as prime minister of a new, ethnically-balanced government.
The BBC's Alhassan Sillah in the capital, Conakry, said there was no sign of troops on the streets.
Earlier, the leader of the Union for the Progress of Guinea and the secretary of the opposition alliance, Frad, Jean-Marie Dore, called for a peaceful transition of power:
The African Union was "pre-occupied and keenly monitoring" the developments in Conakry, a senior official told the AFP news agency.