Guinea: Trust Deficit Threatens Guinea’s Peaceful Return to Civilian Rule

Despite some progress, consensus on the electoral process and the expansion of democratic freedoms remains crucial.

Since the military coup that ousted president Alpha Condé in 2021, the handling of Guinea’s transition back to civilian rule has been criticised. In particular, the Forces vives de Guinée (FVG) group of political parties and civil society organisations has pointed to slow progress in keeping to the transition timetable.

Although positive steps were recently taken – notably the…