Guinea’s military leader has named former civil servant Mohamed Beavogui as prime minister to oversee transition to civilian rule following last month’s coup.
Mr Beavogui, 68, is an expert in agricultural finance. He is related to a former Guinean diplomat who served as the first secretary-general of the Organisation of African Unity, news agencies report.
His appointment was announced on Wednesday in a decree read on public television
The leader of the coup Col Mamady Doumbouya was last Friday sworn in as the interim president.
