Overview

• Two individuals were killed in Guinea as a general strike against the junta led to clashes.
• The strike, called by a confederation of trade unions, demands the release of a media activist, lower food prices, and an end to media censorship.
• The military junta dissolved the transitional government last week, seizing passports and freezing bank accounts of its members.
• Protests have become rare under junta leader General Mamady Doumbouya, who took power in 2021 and has since stifled dissent.
• Under international pressure, the junta has promised to return power to elected civilians by the end of 2024.