Guinea after almost 60 years back to the polls

The population of the West African country of Guinea is Sunday for the first time since 1958 back to the polls for free presidential elections .

The streets were quiet Sunday morning, partly because police and army after a turbulent election campaign showed everywhere and controls performed. For the polling stations were long lines of voters about noon.

Elections in the past were more charades who drowned in a wave of intimidation and violence . The country has to deal with 24 ethnic groups, with much violence themselves meebrengt.Het strong undeveloped Guinea has a weak economy.

Only the huge bauxite stock, the largest in the world , brings real money. But the eleven million people benefit little from there. Of those eleven million is about 85 percent Muslim.