Guinea Bissau junta says coup leader barred from running for president
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s ruling junta, which seized power last month, has said that its leading general will not be... Read more
10 Dec
Electoral commission in coup-struck Guinea Bissau says vote tally destroyed
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s electoral commission said Tuesday that armed men had destroyed most of the vote count from the... Read more
3 Dec
Guinea Bissau junta forms government as ousted president lands in Brazzaville
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s junta formed a government on Saturday days after taking power in a coup, as ousted president... Read more
1 Dec
President leaves Guinea-Bissau as general named leader after coup
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has left the country for Senegal after being detained during a military... Read more
28 Nov
Guinea Bissau rocked by coup, president’s arrest
Bissa – Military officials in Guinea-Bissau said they had seized “total control” of the coup-prone west African country Wednesday,... Read more
27 Nov
Guinea Bissau presidential candidates declare victory ahead of results
Bissau – Both the current president and the main opposition candidate in Guinea-Bissau’s presidential elections have declared victory following... Read more
26 Nov
Coup-prone Guinea-Bissau votes to elect new president, parliament
Bissau – Voters in coup-prone Guinea-Bissau cast their ballots Sunday to pick a new president, hoping to turn the... Read more
24 Nov
Guinea junta chief officially enters race for president
Conakry – Junta leader Mamady Doumbouya officially entered Guinea’s presidential race Monday, submitting his candidacy for the December 28... Read more
4 Nov
Guinea-Bissau leader launches campaigning in vote lacking main opposition
Bissau – Campaigning for Guinea-Bissau’s legislative and presidential elections officially started Saturday, as incumbent Umaro Sissoco Embalo rallied supporters... Read more
3 Nov
Guinea-Bissau opposition leader excluded from presidential vote list
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s main opposition leader, former prime minister Domingos Simoes Pereira, was excluded from a provisional list of... Read more
14 Oct
