Countries Guinea-Bissau president sacks navy chief, army general Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s president has sacked the commander of navy and the army’s vice chief of staff, according to a... Read more 27 Feb, 2022
Countries Guinea-Bissau gunmen raid opposition HQ Bissau – Masked gunmen raided the headquarters of Guinea-Bissau’s former ruling party on Saturday, two party members said, weeks after... Read more 27 Feb, 2022
Countries Tonne of cocaine seized in Guinea-Bissau ‘disappeared’, says police Bissau – A police chief in Guinea-Bissau said on Thursday that nearly one tonne of cocaine seized by authorities late... Read more 25 Feb, 2022
Countries 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
Countries 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
Countries 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
Countries 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
Countries 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
Countries 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
Burkina Faso Six troops killed in Guinea-Bissau putsch attempt, says army official Bissau – Six soldiers were killed during an attempted putsch Guinea-Bissau this week, an army official in the West African... Read more 3 Feb, 2022