Successive regimes in Guinea have used mining to maintain the status quo.
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President Alpha Condé’s pursuit of mining interests during the Ebola crisis may have foreshadowed his demise as he tightened his grip over power and plundered the state’s wealth.
Reconnaitre le coup en Guinée ne ferait qu’encourager de futures interventions des militaires. Mais rendre son fauteuil à Alpha Condé ne rétablirait pas la démocratie.
Any recognition of the coup could incentivise future ones. Yet Alpha Condé can’t simply be restored to office, sweeping under the carpet the dubious basis on which he has retained power.
If the Economic Community of West African States is to be a champion for good governance, it should address the root causes of political instability and coups.
Guineans have experienced military rule before, and they know that the consequences can be dangerous.
African countries need to make a concerted effort to establish a continental two-term policy.
Popular theories of high-level electoral conspiracy shaped the emergence of new political orientations
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, Bryn Mawr College
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Research Fellow, Africa Center for Strategic Studies
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Director of Research, Africa Center for Strategic Studies, University of Maryland
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Extraordinary Lecturer, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Nevada, Reno, University of Nevada, Reno
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Lakehead University
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Qualitative Research Manager, Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI), Honorary Lecturer, Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, and Visiting Research Associate, African Leadership Centre (ALC), School of Global Affairs, King's College London, King's College London