Second trial related to 2009 Conakry Stadium massacre opens in Guinea

Sixteen years after a massacre at a Conakry stadium left 156 people dead, a second trial has opened in the Guinean capital, this time involving seven people accused of participating in the attack.

The defendants are facing a range of charges, including abuse of authority, murder, rape and torture. Three of them are on the run and will be tried in absentia.

The first trial related to the massacre took two years and in 2024 former leader…