Guinea-Bissau’s ex-PM banned from leaving country
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s former prime minister, Domingos Simoes Pereira, has been banned from leaving the country due to a probe... Read more
24 Feb, 2022
Guinea-Bissau leader accuses convicted drug baron over failed coup
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s president Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Thursday accused a former Guinean navy chief with links to the drug... Read more
11 Feb, 2022
Gunmen attack private radio station in Guinea-Bissau
Bissau – Gunmen in Guinea-Bissau on Monday ransacked a private radio station critical of the government, a manager said, in... Read more
8 Feb, 2022
Guinea-Bissau party meeting blocked after foiled coup
Bissau – Security forces prevented Guinea-Bissau’s former ruling party from meeting in the capital on Saturday, the party said,... Read more
6 Feb, 2022
West African peacekeepers to deploy in Guinea-Bissau after coup bid
Bissau – West Africa bloc Ecowas has announced it will send a “stabilising support force” to Guinea-Bissau, where an... Read more
5 Feb, 2022
Guinea-Bissau president urges ‘return to duties’ after putsch attempt
Bissau – Bissau-Guinean President Umaru Sissoco Embalo urged people to “return to their duties” on Thursday, two days after an... Read more
4 Feb, 2022
Guinea-Bissau launches major probe into foiled coup
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday launched a major investigation into a foiled attempt to overthrow President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, who... Read more
3 Feb, 2022
Calm in Guinea-Bissau capital after president survives gun attack
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s capital appeared calm on Wednesday after an attempted coup the previous day, AFP journalists said, with soldiers... Read more
2 Feb, 2022
AU deeply concerned over ‘attempted coup’ in Guinea-Bissau
Nairobi – African Union Commission chief Moussa Faki Mahamat on Tuesday expressed deep concern over the “attempted coup” in Guinea-Bissau,... Read more
2 Feb, 2022
Guinea-Bissau president says survived deadly coup bid, situation ‘under control’
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s president on Tuesday said he survived heavy fire for five hours during an attempted coup which... Read more
2 Feb, 2022
