Guinea: Elections in doubt for 2008

As the International Crisis Group (ICG) questions the willingness of the Guinean government to hold elections in 2008 as planned, donors and opposition party members say it is not just political will but practical concerns such as a funding shortfall that put elections into doubt. ”Conditions are not yet ready for elections in 2008 – they are not ready at a technical level, the lists are not revised yet, there has been no census, and there’s not enough money in place yet,” an analyst based in Conakry told IRIN.