Guinea’s deposed President Alpha Condé, 83, has flown to the UAE for medical treatment.
Mr Condé – who has been under house arrest since he was ousted in a coup more than four months ago – was accompanied by his doctor and two bodyguards, local media report.
Last month, the junta said the ex-president would be allowed to travel on medical grounds but could not remain abroad for more than a month.
The former French legionnaire, 41, becomes Africa’s second-youngest leader, after Mali’s Assimi Goïta, 38, who also staged a military takeover.
Col Doumbouya is barred from contesting future elections under plans to restore civilian rule announced this week.
Regional leaders anticipated that Col. Doubouya would have step aside to allow a neutral person to head the transitional government to avoid military takeover west African countries.
The 5 September coup has been widely condemned.
Both West Africa body Ecowas and the African Union have suspended Guinea.
Ecowas also imposed sanctions against the coup leaders and demanded a return to constitutional order within six months.
Speaking at the Mohammed V palace in Conakry, the new president said his mission was to “refound the state” by writing a new constitution, tackling corruption, changing the electoral system and putting in place “free, credible and transparent” elections, according to the AFP news agency.
He also promised to “respect all the national and international commitments to which the country has subscribed”.
Guinea’s military junta has not specified how long it would take to organized elections.
