GUINEA
Time’s Up
At least five people died and dozens more were injured after protests against President Alpha Conde’s attempt to extend his rule turned violent Monday, Al Jazeera reported.
Police opened fire on demonstrators as they ransacked military posts and blocked roads with burning tires in the capital, Conakry, and in the northern opposition stronghold of Mamou, Reuters reported.
Conde’s second term expires in 2020 and he is constitutionally barred from a third. To get around this, he has had his government look into options to create a new constitution, sparking calls for protests from opposition leaders.
Conde’s first election win in 2010 ended two years of military rule that followed a quarter century of dictatorship, and raised hopes for democracy to take root in the country.
However, Conde has responded to protests by placing opposition leaders under house arrest and effectively banning street protests, according to Human Rights Watch.
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