Guinea: clashes on the sidelines of a banned FNDC demonstration

A policeman watches protesters block roads and throw stones in Conakry on July 28, 2022, after authorities prevented supporters of the opposition party, the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (FNDC), from gathering in the streets for a peaceful march.

AFP - CELLOU BINANI

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The Guinean capital Conakry was turning, this Thursday morning July 28, in slow motion.

The FNDC, the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution, created in November 2019 against a third term of ex-President Alpha Condé, called for a peaceful march to demand more transparency in the management of the transition.

A gathering not authorized by the Guinean authorities.

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With our correspondent in Conakry

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Announced for this Thursday,

disturbed the sleep of the police who stayed up all night to set up an impressive security system.

Gendarmes and police have been deployed on major arteries and crossroads, particularly in the large dormitory suburb of Conakry.

In Hamdallaye, Bambéto, Cosa, Wanindara, Sonfonia and all along the Le Prince highway, the epicenter of protests against human rights violations, helmeted officers armed with tear gas canisters observed the movements of population.

They did not hesitate to get out of their pick-ups to disperse any suspicious gathering.

It is in this atmosphere that clashes broke out between young people and the police in several places, notably in Hamdallaye sector, says Gnary Wada, in Koloma and Sonfonia where security was considerably reinforced.

On the other side of the city, on the northern corniche which crosses the chic districts of Lambanyi, Nongo and Kipé, activities were paralyzed and there were no reported demonstrations in the early afternoon.

A large deployment of law enforcement was also visible at the entrance to Kaloum, the administrative and business district of the capital, seat of the presidential palace, the National Assembly and the general staff of the armies.

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