Guinea's junta has suspended three main political parties -- including that of former president Alpha Conde -- for three months, ahead of an electoral campaign for a rewrite of the constitution, according to an order seen by AFP on Saturday.

The move came as the west African nation readied for protests called by the main parties and civil society groups from September 5 to condemn what they see as a power grab by the head of the junta, General Mamadi Doumbouya.

The opposition has condemned plans for a September 21 referendum on revising the constitution -- a vote organised by Doumbouya, who took power in 2021 when a coup toppled Conde, who had been president for 10 years.

Doumbouya's military-run government has banned all demonstrations since 2022, and has arrested, prosecuted or pushed

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