The Republic of Guinea has had a tempestuous half-century under first military dictatorship and then a suite of kleptocratic elected governments, until the current junta took charge in a coup in 2021. Last week, its government was dissolved by the ruling military junta, and strikes and protests are gripping the country.
Guinea has stayed afloat despite all this, largely due to its prodigious natural resources, from iron ore and bauxite to gold and diamonds.
Brief moments of hope for economic development have gripped Guinea in the past two decades when a select group of global resource companies arrived in the country to not only invest in extraction projects but also fund and implement a range of commercial and civil infrastructure.
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Peter Burdin
Peter Burdin is the BBC's former Africa bureau chief and world assignments editor. He’s reported on major international news stories from Africa, China, the Middle East, and India, and has won several awards for his journalism including a Sony Award for his documentary series “Return To Sarajevo.”
