Guinea: The End of the political and economic isolation

By on December 14, 2010

After the election of Alpha Condé, Guinea fate gradually from its diplomatic isolation and strives to integrate the African and the international politics.

All international agencies, including the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), have lifted their sanctions against the country. ECOWAS has declared its readiness to host the country’s political and diplomatic and especially its decision-making bodies. The African Union has made the lifting of sanctions against the country, and appointed the interim president, General Konaté, to a high position of the military command in the region. The U.N, E.U, the Bretton Woods institutions and the U.S have also welcomed the completion of the presidential election process in Guinea. A political analyst believes that Guinea could well emerge from the crisis and find its place on the African as well as on the international political scene. However, he also believes that the challenges facing the new president are immense and diversified beginning with the creation of sound conditions for an agricultural development, focusing primarily on food self-sufficiency. The central government must approach the citizen and stay close to him by supporting a sustainable regional development.

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