Diaspora Guineans and allies turned out in Paris and London in support of the protests going on back in their home country against Alpha Conde, the sitting president who many claim won his third term through election rigging, in which more than 15 people have been killed in protests.
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Tensions after the Presidential election have broken down into mass rioting in Guinea, with security forces using live ammunition and protests occurring in dozens of towns and cities. Reports indicate a death toll of at least 10 as a result of protesting from the 22nd and 21st. Tensions after the Presidential election have broken down into mass rioting in Guinea, […]
The first day after the publication of early results for the presidential election, Guineans took to the streets and clashed with police, who used live ammunition. Dozens of injuries occurred, but no protesters are insofar recorded to have been killed.