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Guinea mirrors the post-colonial history of Africa

People celebrate in Conakry after coup

People celebrate in the streets of Conakry on September 5, 2021 with members of Guinea's armed forces after the arrest of former president Alpha Conde following a coup d’état. PHOTO | CELLOU BINANI | AFP

By  Tee Ngugi

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Nairobi-based political and social commentator

Last year, after yet another coup in Burkina Faso, this column decried the endless cycle of megalomania in Africa.

Successive civilian or military regimes all promise an end to thievery and despotism, only to perpetuate or, quite often, escalate the vices.

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