Guinea groups plan protest over arrest of civil society leaders

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There is concern in Guinea Conakry over the whereabouts of two leading members of the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (FNDC). Civil society groups say the two were arrested Tuesday for planning a protest to pressure the military junta, led by Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, to return the country to democratic rule. This, after a junta spokesperson said the transition had no time limit. Daouda Mohamed Camara, Editor-in-chief at Espace FM, tells VOA’s James Butty, the situation is made worse by restrictions on the media and a declining economy