Nigeria, May 29 -- Since the military coup that ousted President Alpha Conde in 2021, the handling of Guinea's transition back to civilian rule has been criticised. In particular, the Forces vives de Guinee (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 announcement of a constitutional referendum date - these haven't been enough to build trust between political actors and the transitional government.

According to the 10-point timetable agreed to by General Mamadi Doumbouya's junta and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the transition was to end in December 2024 with electio...