Guinea - News and Analysis

Till Death Do Us Part

The death of active state leaders is a rare phenomenon – except in Africa. If age and available healthcare cannot explain it, what can?


	Guinea: Ethnicity, Democracy and Opposition After two years of democracy, how is politically-fractious Guinea faring?
	Remembering the Tirailleurs Sénégalais How should the West African troops, who fought for colonial France, be remembered today?
	Mining in Guinea: Why Western Mining Majors Need to Engage Organised Labour Increasingly fraught relations between investors, unions and government are threatening the future of Guinea's mining sector.
	Guinea: Protests and Strikes Predicted With the cost of living rising, bauxite firms are likely to be targeted directly by protests, raising risks of disruption to mineral exports.
	Political Risks Over Christmas and New Year Disputed election results in the DRC, rebel leader Athor's death in South Sudan, Kenya's invasion of Somalia, the health of Guinea-Bissau's president, and an industrial dispute in Guinea all pose significant risks over the Christmas period.
	Election Protests in Gabon and Guinea, Violence in Nigeria Exclusive Analysis predict Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria and moderate risks of electoral protests in Gabon and Guinea.
	The Treatment of Child Soldiers in West African Fiction The presentation of child soldiers in some west African literature forces the reader to reconsider the categories of "soldier" and "child".
	Bretton Woods Economic Reforms Impact Guinea and The Ivory Coast Reforms demanded by the Bretton Woods institutions for Guinea and the Ivory Coast are likely to lead to protests and contract risks for exporters.
	Three Dead in Guinea Protests Anger toward the Electoral Commission is turning into violence.
	Guinea Passes New Mining Code New legislation promises to maximise revenues and tighten regulation.