A violent day in African politics: President Vieira of Guinea Bissau was assassinated today, only months after a near fatal attack. The country has long been home ground to economic gangsters - including drug traffickers and rapacious army leaders. I wonder whether violent attacks of this kind, as well as coups, civil wars, and election clashes will only become more widespread in the next year or two given the deteriorating economic conditions in many African countries, as the global crisis hits home.
