Complex sentence: Despite these declarations, little happened to actually cement any shared currency or create unified citizenship between the two countries in 1958 or 1959 and the union only had significance in the initial £10 million (about £today) loan provided from Ghana to Guinea.
Split into simpler sentences: Despite these declarations, little happened to cement any shared currency or create unified citizenship between the two countries in 1958 or 1959. The only significant effect of the union was the £10 million (about £today) loan provided by Ghana to Guinea.