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A week of power cuts sparks protest in Nongo

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A week of power cuts sparks protest in NongoAboubacarkhoraa · CC BY-SA 4.0

Young people demonstrated on Tuesday 27 October in Contéah, in the Nongo Village neighbourhood of Conakry, after a week of power cuts. Security forces dispersed the gathering with tear gas, and traffic, which had been disrupted for about 30 minutes, later resumed, Mosaiqueguinee reports.

Young people demonstrated on Tuesday 27 October 2026 in Contéah, in the Nongo Village neighbourhood of Conakry, after a week of power cuts. They burned tyres and barricaded the road, disrupting traffic for about 30 minutes, according to Guinean media outlet Mosaiqueguinee.

Security forces used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators and restore traffic. Calm had returned to the neighbourhood and traffic had resumed by the time the article was published, Mosaiqueguinee reports.

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