The former French colony is the only Francophone state on the continent to have rejected in 1958 the Franco-African community proposed by then French President Charles de Gaulle.
People celebrate in the streets with members of Guinea's armed forces after the arrest of Guinea's president, Alpha Conde. AFP PHOTOS
Guinea, where a junta seized power in a coup on Sunday, arresting President Alpha Conde, is an impoverished west African country despite a wealth of natural resources.
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