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Article: Bad government, bad neighbour; Guinea.(Guinea worries the region around it)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- July 23, 2005
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Guinea's looming power vacuum endangers West Africa's recovery
BORDERED by Sierra Leone, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea has been more stable in recent years than its neighbours, which--until now--have been disintegrating under the hammer of civil wars, coups and economic crises. But many Guineans now fear the reverse. As Sierra Leone and Liberia grope towards a semblance of order and democracy, Guinea is wobbling. The International Crisis Group, a think-tank, says that it "risks becoming West Africa's next failed state". That would be disastrous for Guinea--and may stymie its neighbours' faltering progress too.
Most of Guinea's 8m or so people are ...