violent fights during the anti-junta protest in Guinea

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An AFP correspondent witnessed young demonstrators and security personnel fighting on Thursday in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, after a banned organisation called for protests against the government.

Five persons were shot, with one of them in serious condition, according to the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (FNDC), which had organized the protest.

Other sources did not immediately confirm this death toll.

Since a coup in September 2021 that toppled president Alpha Conde after more than ten years in office, the impoverished but mineral-rich West African nation has been governed by the military.

The FNDC, a coalition of political parties, labor unions, and community organizations, led demonstrations against Conde before to his overthrow.

In August, the junta-appointed government formally dissolved it.

The coalition has demanded that peaceful protests be held in Conakry on Thursday and across the country on October 26.

It is advocating for the quick restoration of civilian government and the release of all inmates who, according to it, were held for political reasons.

Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, the head of the military, has vowed to restore civilian authority within three years and has elected himself president.

The turmoil occurs while the West African group ECOWAS is visiting the nation. On September 24, ECOWAS ordered Guinea one month to come up with a new deadline or else it would have to reinforce its existing sanctions.

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