Conakry, March 25, 2026 (AFP) - Major figure in Guinea 2009 massacre dies in prison

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2026-03-25

One of the principal figures convicted in an infamous 2009 stadium massacre in Guinea died in custody Wednesday in the capital Conakry, the west African country's prison service said. Aboubakar Sidiki Diakite, known as Toumba Diakite, was serving a 10-year sentence for his role in the September 2009 killing of 156 people and the rape of at least 109 women by pro-junta forces under then-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara. He is at least the second perso......

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