Highlights: Guinea: the capital Conakry paralyzed by a general strike. A walkout to demand a reduction in the prices of basic foodstuffs. Trade union centers are calling for an end to media censorship and social measures. They are demanding the release of Sékou Jamal Pendessa, the general secretary of the press union, sentenced last week to three months in prison. The clergy announced that they would speak with the president of the transition, Mamadi Doumbouya, but the strike remains maintained.

In Guinea, the country's 13 trade union centers have called on all sectors, private, public and informal, for a general and indefinite strike starting this Monday, February 26. A walkout to demand…

Guinea: the capital Conakry paralyzed by a general strike

In Guinea, the country's 13 trade union centers have called on all sectors, private, public and informal, for a general and indefinite strike starting this Monday, February 26.

A walkout to demand a reduction in the prices of basic foodstuffs, but also an end to media censorship.

A movement widely followed in Conakry, the capital, at midday.

A view of the city of Conakry (Illustrative image).

By: RFI Follow

With our correspondent in Conakry,

Matthias Raynal

Banks, schools, businesses closed: in

Guinea

, the general strike began this morning, paralyzing activities in Conakry.

Trade union centers are calling for an end to media censorship and social measures, such as lowering the prices of basic necessities.

Their slogan was widely followed.

Most of the iron curtains remained down in Kaloum, the usually bustling business district of the capital.

This Monday feels like Sunday.

Also read: Guinea: call for a general strike starting this Monday, February 26

If the private sector is affected, the strike also concerns the public.

In administrations, civil servants are rare.

Mines, telecoms, banks, transport: the unions of the main sectors of the Guinean economy have decided to follow the slogan.

At the Ignace Deen hospital, one of the two university hospitals in Guinea, this is the minimum service.

Particular attention is paid to certain specialties, such as surgery and forensic medicine, assures the director of the hospital, while violent demonstrations broke out on the Route Le Prince.

👉Day of #Strike in #Guinea.

KALOUM🇬🇳.

#Africaguinee 👇 pic.twitter.com/12SbqhYKlX

— Africaguinee.com (@Africaguinee) February 26, 2024

During the night, young people began to set up roadblocks in the middle of this expressway which crosses Conakry.

Traffic was disrupted this morning.

At the end of the morning, trade unionists were invited to a meeting with religious leaders.

According to the spokesperson for the trade union movement, the clergy announced that they would speak with the president of the transition, Mamadi Doumbouya.

But the strike remains maintained.

Prior to opening negotiations with the authorities, the centrals are demanding the release of

Sékou Jamal Pendessa

, the general secretary of the press union, sentenced last week to three months in prison.

Guinea: the capital Conakry paralyzed by a general strike

Guinea: the capital Conakry paralyzed by a general strike

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