Senegal Intervenes in Guinea-Bissau Amidst Post-Coup Political Crisis
A Senegalese delegation arrived in Bissau on Sunday, 21 December, to call for the release of political opponents detained following Guinea-Bissau’s coup on 26 November. […]
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Guinea-Bissau Counts Votes in High-Stakes Election Marked by Opposition Exclusion
Vote counting is underway in Guinea-Bissau after citizens cast their ballots on Sunday in pivotal presidential and legislative elections, on November 23. President Umaro Sissoco […]
Guinea-Bissau Launches Crucial Election Campaign Amid Calls for Stability
Guinea-Bissau has opened its general election campaign ahead of the 23 November polls, where approximately 860,000 citizens will elect a President and 102 members of […]
PAIGC Nominates Domingos Simoes Pereira for Guinea-Bissau’s Presidential Race 2025
The African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) has officially nominated over the week-end Domingos Simoes Pereira as its presidential candidate […]
Guinea-Bissau Braces for Tensions as Opposition Calls for Nationwide Paralysis
In Guinea-Bissau’s capital, Bissau, heightened security measures have been in place since Thursday February 27, following the opposition’s call for nationwide paralysis, coinciding with the […]
Simões Pereira says that Guinea-Bissau is 3 months away from being a “non-State”
With Guinea-Bissau’s presidential term ending on February 27, no date has been set for the next election, prompting concerns from opposition leaders about a looming […]
Simões Pereira says that money from the “six billion” case went to the Guinean President’s advisor
The president of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) says he is open to dialogue with the President of […]
Bissau-Guinean President rules out running for a second term
On September 11, Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embaló announced he will not seek a second term but cautioned against being succeeded by Nuno Nabiam, Braima […]
Guinea-Bissau: Police block access to Parliament
In Guinea-Bissau, a group of activists, including MPs from the PAI-Terra Ranka coalition, were dispersed with tear gas grenades by the forces of law and […]
Guinea-Bissau: President Embalo dissolves Parliament after a new “attempted coup”
President Umaro Sissoco Embalo is back in control of Bissau, three days after clashes that caused panic in the capital on Thursday night, December 1. […]