Guinea: Mutinous Soldiers Stand Down After Pay-Off

Conakry — According to initial reports 101 people have been injured and two killed in the Guinean capital Conakry since 26 May when military officers demanding pay-offs from the government started rioting at three military camps across the city and then entered a four day stand-off with the loyalist presidential guard.

Guinea is widely viewed by analysts as a politically and military unstable threat to a region of Africa which is otherwise moving towards better governance and stability.

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