Union decrees three-day strike at Guinea-Bissau’s main hospital
A group of professionals from the Simão Mendes National Hospital (HNSM), Guinea-Bissau’s main medical unit, began a general strike Wednesday to demand the payment of […]
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Formation of a new government in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo formed a new government on Wednesday evening and assigned the fight against corruption to the head of this new team, […]
Guinea-Bissau: Prime Minister dismissed eight days after being reappointed
Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Wednesday December 20 dismissed the Prime Minister he had reappointed eight days ago, following the dissolution of the National […]
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 […]
Guinean National Radio employees demonstrate against censorship
The employees of Radiodifusão da Guiné Bissau demonstrated this Monday, December 11, against the occupation of the radio station by police officers and the imposition […]
Guinean union denounces “expulsion” of Radio and Television professionals
Guinea-Bissau’s Union of Journalists and Media Technicians (Sinjotecs) on Thursday December 7 denounced an alleged expulsion of public radio and television professionals by armed men […]
Guinea-Bissau: The President accuses the opposition of being behind the “coup attempt”
On Wednesday, December 6, the Bissau-Guinean army displayed an arsenal of automatic rifles, rocket launchers, and ammunition seized during what the authorities claimed was an […]
Attempted coup in Sierra Leone: One of the organizers arrested
On Tuesday December 5, the Sierra Leonean Government announced the arrest of one of the main organizers of what it described as an attempted coup […]
Guinea-Bissau: President Embalo denounces “an attempted coup”
The President of Guinea-Bissau on Saturday December 2 denounced an “attempted coup d’Etat” which will have “heavy consequences” after clashes between the Army and elements […]
Minister of Finance of Guinea-Bissau heard at PGR for payments to 11 businessmen
The Minister of Economy and Finance of Guinea-Bissau will be heard at the Attorney General’s Office on Monday December 6 to clarify the payment of […]