Guinea-Bissau Stories
A series of coups and attempts has reshaped politics across Africa, toppling leaders, testing militaries and raising regional stability concerns.
Nigeria has placed Guinea-Bissau opposition leader Fernando Dias da Costa under protection at its Bissau embassy after threats to his life, and asked...
The events in Guinea-Bissau reflect a so-called polycrisis for countries in and around the Sahel belt, sandwiched between North Africa and sub-Saharan...
ECOWAS has suspended Guinea-Bissau after a military coup, demanding President Umaro Sissoco Embaló’s release and swift publication of election results...
The recent surge in military takeovers across Africa has also overthrown leaders in Burkina Faso, Gabon, Guinea, Mali, Niger, and Sudan. And at least...
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AU Commission Chairperson, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, said the continental body had decided to "suspend with immediate effect" Guinea-Bissau until constitu...
He added that in most cases, a coup signals an underlying issue that those in power failed to resolve.“Once there is a coup, maybe 90 per cent of the...
Senegal’s foreign ministry confirmed that Embaló had been flown in on a chartered military aircraft and was “safe and sound” after Ecowas-led discussi...
The bloc instructed its stabilisation mission in Guinea-Bissau (ESSMGB) to continue protecting state institutions, and ordered the country's armed for...
On Wednesday, a group of soldiers seized power by force in Guinea-Bissau. The parliamentary and presidential elections held on Sunday were suspended b...
Karua argued that the AU has taken no action against Samia’s administration despite detailed reports by SADC and AU observers flagging major issues in...
Guinea-Bissau's military took over the country on Wednesday, suspending the electoral process and imposing a curfew.
Guinea-Bissau's military took control of the country on Wednesday, suspending the electoral process and imposing a curfew.
The move comes amid reports of heavy gunfire in the capital and the arrest of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and top government officials.
Guinea-Bissau has experienced repeated instability since gaining independence from Portugal more than 50 years ago, including multiple coups and attem...
Guinea-Bissau has a long history of political instability, with multiple coups and attempted takeovers since gaining independence from Portugal more t...
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Guinea’s military leader, General Doumbouya, enters December presidential election after new constitution clears the way, sparking nationwide attentio...
Parashina, who is based in Abuja, Nigeria, serves concurrently as Kenya's top diplomat to Benin, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, a...
Official figures show that at least 89 per cent of Guinean voters approved the new constitution, which brings major changes to the country’s political...
Doumbouya, 40, a former French Foreign Legion soldier, seized power in 2021, ousting President Alpha Conde in what he described as a necessary interve...
More than 6.7 million citizens were eligible to vote on the draft constitution, which seeks to lengthen presidential terms from five to seven years, r...
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At the same time, the regulator suspended Guinee360.com, one of Guinea's most widely read private news outlets, for three months, over "professional i...
The case is the latest in a string of scandals involving the Obiang family, which has ruled the oil-rich Central African nation for more than four dec...
The court also imposed a fine of around $220,000 (Sh28.4 million), a significant penalty in the small, oil-rich Central African state.
