Headlines: political crisis in the two West African Guineas

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By: Frédéric Couteau Follow

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" Whether they are called Guinea Bissau or Guinea Conakry, they now constitute two wounds which become infected day by day , sighs WakatSéra in Burkina, two wounds which confirm the poor health of the African continent. (…) Strongly that the two Guineas, in a trance, find the necessary calm which will put them back on the rails of democracy and development that their populations are calling for with all their heart. "

So, Guinea first of all: " this Monday, March 2, Guinea and its inhabitants wake up in one piece," says Ledjely in Conakry. The great implosion which was feared yesterday Sunday finally did not happen. On the contrary, in Conakry and in the hinterland, we spent a weekend with a touch of relief. But this feeling will undoubtedly be short-lived, warns the Guinean site. With the postponement (of the legislative and the referendum) conceded by the power, the crisis was only postponed. The bottom line remains. Also, it is very likely that the apprehensions of two to three days ago will come back to haunt us in two weeks. Because in his speech last Friday, Alpha Condé was very clear, still points Ledjely. The postponement which he accepted is not a capitulation. At least for now. Because for the rest, all the options are on the table. From the worst to the best. "

“ Basically, this 'slight postponement' does not settle anything , adds L'Observateur Paalga in Burkina. What good can two weeks serve to settle problems as matrix as the electoral register, whose corruption ipso facto leads to corrupt elections? And what about the improvised coupling of the referendum and the legislative elections (with two voting systems for the latter) which would inevitably have led to a veritable electoral bazaar? Deferral for deferral therefore, it should have been done frankly, says L'Observateur Paalga, to allow a flat overhaul of the system, the time to 'devirussir' electoral software seriously before going to the polls. "

Guinea Bissau : a presidential chair for two…

Guinea Bissau now, which experienced an ubiquitous situation this weekend with two presidents at the same time…

" It is still the political berezina in Guinea-Bissau, exclaims Le Pays in Burkina, despite the organization, at the end of last year, of the presidential election which saw victory, in the second round, at least according to the electoral commission, Umaro Cissoco Emballo from the opposition, facing the candidate of the historic and ultra dominant PAIGC party, Domingos Simoes Pereira. We thought, naively perhaps, that this time at least, the tumultuous history of this Portuguese-speaking country of West Africa whose president has not been able to reach the end of his mandate since his independence in 1974 , would stop stuttering (…). Fault ! "

Indeed, for two months now, Domingos Simoes Pereira disputes the victory of the opponent ... Without waiting, the decision of the supreme court, Umaro Sissoco Embalo was invested Friday President of the Republic and dismissed the Prime Minister. In the process, the deputies elected an acting president, namely, the President of the Assembly, Cipriano Cassama, an official of the PAIGC. He finally threw in the towel yesterday Sunday.

Walf Quotidien in Dakar sees this coup by Embalo as " the invisible hand of Senegalese President Macky Sall ." The Senegalese government, for its part, denied any interference.

In any case, "for sure, falls Today in Ouagadougou, Cipriano Cassama publicly renounced his post yesterday interim president, but the post-election crisis continues because the litigation is still not finally settled between two presidential finalists ”. Now, still believes Today, “ the ball is in the court of the sub-regional community, but especially of the union of heads of state (of the sub-region) to restrain Emballo, whose unadorned language pleases, but goes a little badly. Just as we will have to recount the votes to get Guinea-Bissau out of the hole in which it is surreptitiously sinking. "

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