This analytical report presents a study of the conflict situation in the area of Guinée Forestière – administrative area of N'Zérékoré - and aims to provide useful recommendations for the implementation of local programs of reconciliation and conflict prevention.
For more than 20 years clashes, especially between the Guerzé people and Konianké had serious humanitarian consequences, and hindered the development of the rich mining and agricultural potential of the region, resulting in a poverty rate of nearly 67 %. The violence reached a tragic peak in July 2013, following riots that killed 217 people.
Therefore, Search for Common Ground (SFCG) found it necessary to conduct an on-field search for nine days in September 2013, the main goal was to go to meet the people, the policy makers and the influential leaders of the region in order to develop a picture of the socio -economic, cultural and political conditions involved in the recurrence of conflict in Guinée Forestière. The methodological approach is based on the qualitative data collected from interviews, group discussions, informal meetings and exchange sessions and also on the statistical data that we have collected.