Guinea Bissau

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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