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Guinea

  • The presidents of Benin, Senegal and Guinea in West Africa are all tightening their grip on power in questionable ways. Credit: Presidence Benin/GPE-Heather Shuker/DoC.
    BeninGuineaPoliticsSenegalTop story

    Benin’s unrest reflects a broader worrying trend in West Africa

    By Isabel Linzer
    May 8, 2019
    Across West Africa, several countries’ democratic reputations are under threat. Last week, Benin was propelled into the international spotlight as security forces fired on ...
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    Insiders Insight: Stealing blood from West Africa

    By Insiders' Newsletter
    February 12, 2019
    African Arguments is and always will be freely-accessible to everyone. But we also have a separate spin-off product called the Insiders Newsletter. It consists of weekly emails with additional ...
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  • EconomyGuineaPolitics

    Strike and upheaval: The myth of trickle-down, Guinea edition

    By Joschka Philipps
    February 27, 2017
    The recent nationwide protests in Guinea-Conakry transcended ethnic and regional differences, but also highlighted disconnections between top and bottom in Guinea’s contentious politics. Guinea’s ...
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