Deaths, Criminality in Post-Election Violence, Says HRW
There is credible evidence that Guinea’s security forces used excessive lethal force and engaged in other unprofessional conduct during violent street protests in February and March 2018, Human Rights Watch said today. No member of the police or gendarmes has been arrested or charged. Disputed February 4 local elections and a February 12 teachers’ strike […]
Presidents Paul Kagame, Alpha Conde, Idriss Deby AU Chair Call for Urgent Reforms
Presidents Paul Kagame, Alpha Conde of Guinea, and Idriss Deby of Chad, and African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat, yesterday, called for urgency in the implementation of the African Union reforms adopted in January this year in readiness for the rapid changes in the global context. The Heads of State and AU Commission chairperson […]
Protests Over Teachers’ Strike Turn Deadly in Guinea
At least five people have been killed in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, in protests sparked by a teacher’s strike, according to the government, reviving labour tensions in a country where previous strikes have led to dozens of deaths. Guinea’s main teachers’ unions launched the strike on February 1 to protest the government’s decision to dismiss or […]
