Guinean first ladies and big (political) business
The wives of (former) heads of state form an important part of the political elite in Guinea, considerably shaping the country’s sociopolitical and economic past and present.
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Carole Ammann is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Lucerne and at the University of Amsterdam and the author of Women, Agency, and the State in Guinea. Silent Politics (2020, Routledge).
The wives of (former) heads of state form an important part of the political elite in Guinea, considerably shaping the country’s sociopolitical and economic past and present.