April 8, the border between Senegal, a West African country, and neighboring Guinea, has been closed for more than half a year, and the cross-border trade in the region has been hit.
Guinean President Conte’s decision to close Guinea’s border with neighboring Senegal for “security reasons” has now led to a large number of cargo trucks stranded, according to reports that in September 2020, just weeks before the upcoming presidential election.
Since 80% of the food in central Guinea comes from neighboring countries, the food prices in the country have risen sharply.
In view of this situation, the Economic Community of West African States began to intervene in coordination last week and called on the countries concerned to reopen their borders as soon as possible.
