A History Of Instabilty

September 2007 | Ratings Update

There are faint signs that Guinea is moving slowly towards a more liberal political dispensation, but the weight of the country's history is against the prospect. After independence from France in 1958, the leadership effectively chose to become a USSR client-state, and since 1984 Guinea has toiled under a military dictatorship that is oppressive, even by the standards of its troubled neighbourhood. Long-serving President Lansana Conte is said to be in poor health, but there is no clear succession plan, which means that his passing will most likely create immediate instability, but also open opportunities for the emergence of a

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