Guinea's lawyers have ended a week-long strike called to protest against official interference in their work and the political spin given to drug trafficking cases.

'We have gone back (to work) because we have met Prime Minister Jean-Marie Dore at his request. He asked us to resume work,' said Kemoko Malick Diakite, the secretary general of the Bar Association. According to a report on the News24 site, the association called the strike on 11 March to protest against 'executive interference in judicial affairs and the politicisation of cases of suspected drug traffickers'. More than 50 people, including senior police officials, army officers and non-commissioned officers, as well as civilians, have been facing trial in the west African country for almost a year for their alleged role in drug trafficking.
Full report on the News24 site