Guinea's president, Lansana Conte, this week accused Liberia's government of trying to snatch Guinea's mineral wealth.

ECONOMIST: Sierra Leone and Guinea

The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Lansana Gberie.

CNN: Opinion: Why Africa backs French in Mali

One suspects that Lansana Gberies' contacts with politicians are rather better than his contacts with the military because this book does not really answer this crucial question - perhaps that should be the subject of his next study.

BBC: Koidu in 2001