Marché Medina is a market in

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and one of the largest markets in West Africa. The market was the scene of the Guinean Market Women's Revolt in 1977 that marketed a turning point in the country's economic history and was celebrated as a national holiday following the end of President Ahmed Sékou Touré's regime. According to

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it "sells anything from Chinese housewares to indigo cloth" and old magazines. Like Marché du Niger, it also sells a wide range of fruit and vegetables.

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Retail markets in Guinea Buildings and structures in Conakry {{retail-market-stub

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