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 […]
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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: 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 […]
Scientist Manuela Veloso and former Cape Verdean PR Pedro Pires receive ‘honoris causa’
Portuguese computer scientist Manuela Veloso and former Cape Verdean President Pedro Pires received honorary doctorates from ISCTE in Lisbon on Thursday December 14 at a […]
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 […]
Madem-G15 asks the President of the Republic to dissolve Guinea-Bissau’s Parliament
Guinea-Bissau’s main opposition party, to which the President of the Republic belongs, has asked the Head of State to dissolve the Parliament elected a month […]
PAIGC to propose Domingos Simões Pereira for President of Guinea-Bissau parliament
The PAI – Terra Ranka coalition will propose that its list leader, Domingos Simões Pereira, lead the new Guinean parliament. Analysts applaud the decision, but […]
Guinea-Bissau’s Parliament: New cohabitation comes in force, disavowal for President Embalo
The opposition won an absolute majority in Sunday’s legislative elections in Guinea-Bissau, forcing President Umaro Sissoco Embalo into a cohabitation in this small West African […]
Guinea-Bissau extends voter registration
The Council of Ministers announced Thursday that it has approved a proposal to extend voter registration “for an additional 15 days throughout the country. The […]