Guinean President Alpha Conde/Photo by: Reuters

Just a day after a coup that drew international condemnation, soldiers who ousted Guinean President Alpha Conde summoned his ministers and top government officials to a meeting on Monday.

Iran PressAfrica: A spokesman for the army unit told state television that failure to attend the 1100 GMT meeting would be considered a "rebellion," Reuters reported.

The takeover in the West African nation that holds the world's largest bauxite reserves, an ore used to produce aluminum, sent prices of the metal skyrocketing to a 10-year high on Monday over fears of further supply disruption in the downstream market. There was no indication of such disruption yet.

Light traffic resumed, and some shops reopened around the main administrative district of Kaloum in Conakry which witnessed heavy gunfire throughout Sunday as the special forces battled soldiers loyal to Conde. A military spokesman said on television that land air borders had also been reopened.

However, uncertainty remains. While the elite unit appeared to have Conde in detention, telling the West African nation on state television that they had dissolved the government and constitution, other branches of the army are yet to publicly comment.

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