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Guinea: Fightings Between Peuls and Malinkes Erupt in Conakry

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Guinea, Breaking News, Citizen Media, Elections, Ethnicity & Race, Governance, Politics, War & Conflict

Guinée TV1 reports that clashes between Peuls and Malinkes [1] [fr], two of the largest ethnic groups in Guinea erupted in Madina, a borough of Conakry. Protesters blocked Conakry’s main bridge and barricaded other roadways, according to witnesses, who said security forces were deployed but did not intervene [2] right away.