Two killed as Guinea teachers call off month-long strike
Conakry, (MILLAT ONLINE):Two men were reportedly shot dead Wednesday during protests in the Guinean capital as the powerful teachers’ union called off a month-long strike after reaching agreement with the government on pay.
The strikes have paralysed the country’s education system and fractured relations between teachers, parents and the state, while President Alpha Conde has faced criticism for allowing the industrial action to drag on.
They have run in parallel to protests by the opposition Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG), two of whose supporters were killed during protests, reports said.
State television announced the death of 22-year-old Mamadou Bailo Diallo after a 25-year-old was also shot dead in the same area, according to his family and a doctor.
“It’s really sad for this country,” opposition leader Cellou Dalein told AFP. He estimated the total number of opposition supporters killed since Conde took power in 2010 at 91.
Ruling party parliamentary group leader Amadou Damaro had Tuesday accused the opposition of trying to “destabilise the regime of Alpha Conde”.