from MAMADU ONDO in Conakry, GuineaGuinea BureauCONAKRY, (CAJ News) - DEFENCE and security forces have reportedly killed at least 113 people and injured hundreds others during demonstrations in Guinea since 2019. This is according to Amnesty International in a new report documenting a sustained crackdown. The report highlights ongoing obstacles to healthcare and justice faced
from MAMADU ONDO in Conakry, GuineaGuinea BureauCONAKRY, (CAJ News) - THE power cuts afflicting Guinea have not only plunged the restive West African country into darkness but also thrown it into bloodbath. This presents yet another headache for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as the region increasingly becomes the most unstable in
from MAMADU ONDO in Conakry, GuineaGuinea BureauCONAKRY, (CAJ News) - A NATIONWIDE strike following the arrest of a trade union leader and demands for a lifting of internet restrictions are adding to the crisis in Guinea. At least two people have been killed during clashes between security forces and protestors led by the National Confederation
from MAMADU ONDO in Conakry, GuineaGuinea BureauCONAKRY, (CAJ News) - THE dissolution of the government by the military regime adds a new dimension to the volatile political atmosphere in Guinea. Late Monday, Brigadier General Amara Camara, the presidency's Secretary General, had dissolved the government led by Bernard Goumou, who had been appointed Prime Minister by
from MAMADU ONDO in Conakry, Guinea Guinea Bureau CONAKRY, (CAJ News) - GUINEA’S military government has tightened security after gunmen broke into a jail and freed former leader, Moussa Dadis Camara, and at least three of his lieutenants. They have since been recaptured after the jailbreak early Saturday at the Central Prison in the Kaloun