Africa Business Radio

Guinea's military junta has ordered banks to freeze all government-related accounts so as to secure state assets.The junta says the order affects institutional and individual accounts of the outgoing government.Senior officials of the ousted President Alpha Condé's government will not be able to access their accounts.The coup leaders seized power said they wanted to end rampant corruption, human rights abuses and mismanagement.The West African regional bloc Ecowas has deployed a mission to hold talks with the Guinean authorities.