It's an every day process-this is the season for coffee and cocoa. They bring their children, they can help carry the loads-like that you can carry two or three loads. Officially, Guinea's external borders have been closed since December 1998, and the Guinean military ostensibly enforces the closure. If you try to come back, you will be swimming with the fish. You will be fish food.
Commercial traffic goes back and forth without problems.
Only when they are in Sierra Leone, the rebels have been known to attack them and mutilations have occurred. 40 Many refugees reported that they have no trouble crossing the border-so long as they bribe the Guinean border guards. If no money, they take your goods. Then, when I am coming back to Guinea, they ask me for something. Pretend this is my bananas on my head.