Classes were suspended in public and private schools in Kindia on Thursday, October 30, 2025, on the instructions of educational authorities, in order to mobilize support for General Mamadi Doumbouya's candidacy in the December 28 presidential election. This decision, which deprives students of education, has provoked anger and dismay among students, their parents, and some of the teaching staff, as reported by a Guineematin.com correspondent on the ground.

The announcement of this measure, made on Wednesday, comes as Kindia was paying a final tribute to Elhadj Mamoudou Camara, the late Kountigui of the Lower Coast, accentuating the feeling of frustration.

Oustaze Abdoul Aziz, a teacher, strongly criticized the reason for the suspension, arguing that it should have taken place the day before to honor the memory of the Kountigui. " What is happening in our country now is deplorable. Disrupting classes in all schools for a political demonstration or to support a particular viewpoint is unacceptable, it's intolerable. The educational authorities should have made this decision yesterday, Wednesday, because it was yesterday that the Kountiguigbè, Elhadj Mamoudou Camara, was given a dignified burial with tributes throughout the country."

“If it was yesterday, we would have understood, because Elhadj Mamoudou Camara was not a small person… But they have shown us that they have no consideration for the soul of the deceased guide who always worked for social cohesion, unity for peace ,” he lamented.

Seydouba Camara, a final-year student (12th grade), also denounced the act as " thoughtless ." He acknowledged the mobilization's objective—to encourage civic participation and show symbolic support for the transitional president—but deemed its consequences for education unacceptable. " It's not so bad if we're not disturbed at school. But paralyzing classes, or even closing all private and public schools, is extremely serious ," he insisted.

Parents are denouncing what they see as " sabotage of the right to education ." Mohamed Lamine Mara, a parent, is outraged: " It's deplorable, because they don't even really know what the right to education is. Furthermore, school shouldn't become a space for political mobilization, especially during the academic year. That's unacceptable in a normal country ."