The Guinean Government has announced the dismissal of the General Manager of its National Electricity Company, Laye sekou Camara, after citizens staged deadly protest over repeated power cuts.
Camara, who had led the Electricity de Guinea (EDG), was shown the exit door alongside two of his deputies, Fode Soumah and Abdoulaye Kone, in a decree signed by Chief General Mamady Doumbouya, on Saturday, 16th March 2024.
In a separate decree on Friday 15th March 2024, the Managing Director of Guinea’s National Oil Company and his Deputy were also dismissed in relation to the persistent blackout in Conakry.
The expulsion of top-ranking officials of Guinea's power company comes in the wake of protests triggered by an interminable power outage that plunged the capital city, Conakry, into darkness.
Two children, aged Eight and Fourteen, were shot dead during violent protest in Kindia, East of Conakry, on Tuesday, March 12, 2024.
The EDG, in a statement, said the blackout was caused by “An incident on a high-voltage pylon.”
Citizens of Guinea have endured decades of fuel shortage and power cuts despite the country's considerable mineral and natural resources.
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