Ecowas plays hardball to force civilian rule back in Guinea

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A court session in Conakry during the opening of the trial for the massacre of 156 people by Guinea’s former regime. PHOTO | POOL

Moussa Dadis Camara was once a powerful military head of state of Guinea. In this country, military men have often wielded power, often illegitimately.

This week, however, Mr Camara was in a packed courtroom to answer charges of killings under his watch 13 years ago.