At least two people have been killed and several members of opposition parties arrested in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, during a protest against a constitutional review that many fear would pave the way for President Alpha Condé to extend his time in power.
The homes of the two main opposition politicians – Sydia Touré and former Prime Minister Cellou Diallo – are currently surrounded by police and gendarmes with lorries.
Many shops, schools and businesses have shut and roads are mostly empty.
Several civil society leaders were arrested at the weekend over plans for the protests.