Police clear illegal settlements and waste from Conakry fishing port
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Police and Gendarmerie officers cleared illegal settlements and dismantled shacks at the Téminetaye fishing port in Kaloum, Conakry.
The operation follows a wider cleanup campaign targeting areas suspected of criminal activity. Authorities expanded the sweep after discovering a hemp cultivation site at the Boulbinet port and seizing drug shipments in Sandervalia. The security forces removed hundreds of people from the site, including fishermen, street vendors, and homeless individuals.
Officers dismantled makeshift shelters made of wood and plastic sheets along the shoreline and the corniche road to address pollution and disorder. While no major crimes were identified at Téminetaye specifically, the intervention restored the area to a clean state. Local residents expressed mixed feelings about the clearance, noting that similar evictions have occurred repeatedly over several decades.
They hope this specific action remains permanent because the port administration and local authorities have already begun constructing a new artisanal fishing port in the area.
