Some neighborhoods in the suburbs of Conakry, such as Kagbélen, Sonfonia, Cosa and Bambéto, were the scene of clashes between young people and security forces on Thursday, February 16. In these working-class neighborhoods, the epicenter of all the protests under the various regimes that have succeeded one another in Guinea since the end of the 1990s, barricades were erected and trash cans overturned on the main arteries.
But the massive deployment of law enforcement prevented the demonstrators from gathering at La Tanerie, in the suburbs of Conakry, the starting point of the march. They were dispersed by the police and gendarmerie using tear gas. Gunshots were even heard.
During the clashes, journalists covering the demonstration were assaulted and insulted by soldiers requisitioned to assist the security forces. The demonstrators demanded, among other things, the release of their leaders who had been detained for several months, transparent management of the transition, an inclusive inter-Guinean dialogue and a return to constitutional order.
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