Tag: Guinea Bissau
Cocaine, coups plague Guinea-Bissau
Since gaining independence in 1974, Guinea-Bissau has experienced at least nine different coup attempts.
The most recent plot, in February, shared similarities with others in...
Migration agency head nabbed for cocaine trafficking
The head of Guinea-Bissau’s migration agency was arrested for suspected involvement in cocaine trafficking, police said, one of the most senior officials in the...
ISS: Could military interference derail peace prospects in Guinea-Bissau?
More than three months after the second round of presidential elections on 29 December 2019, Guinea-Bissau is sinking into political deadlock. A return to...
New Guinea Bissau PM named, incumbent refuses to leave
Guinea-Bissau President Jose Mario Vaz named a new prime minister but his sacked predecessor refused to step down, intensifying a power struggle between Vaz...
Interpol part of major Guinea Bissau cocaine bust investigation
An Interpol team deployed to Guinea Bissau is assisting national authorities investigate one of the country’s largest ever drug seizures.
Police made 10 arrests following...
Advisor to Niger official arrested in Guinea Bissau drug bust
A man arrested in Guinea Bissau following the seizure of nearly 800 kg of cocaine from a fish truck is an adviser to the...
Fears migrants drowned off Guinea Bissau
Around 60 migrants are missing believed drowned after their boat was seen sinking off the coast of Guinea-Bissau, a coast guard commander...
Political crisis in Guinea Bissau deepens
Hundreds of protesters marched in Guinea Bissau's capital at the weekend to demand the departure of President Jose Mario Vaz, the latest...
Protestors demand Guinea Bissau president leaves
Hundreds of people marched through the capital of Guinea Bissau demanding the departure of President Jose Mario Vaz, a day after parliament...
Guinea Bissau president says he will dissolve government
Guinea Bissau's president this week said he would dissolve the government and appoint another soon, as part of a plan to end...
Guinea Bissau ex-navy chief sentenced in US drug case
A former navy chief of Guinea-Bissau who was arrested three years ago in a US drug sting off the West African coast...
Guinea Bissau court throws out PM nomination challenge
The Supreme Court in Guinea-Bissau has upheld the nomination of Prime Minister Baciro Dja, bolstering President Jose Mario Vaz in a power...
Guinea Bissau president dismisses cabinet after court ruling
Guinea Bissau's President Jose Mario Vaz dismissed his two-day-old cabinet on Wednesday after the Supreme Court ruled that his appointment of a...
Landmine kills more than 20 in Guinea-Bissau
At least 22 people were killed in Guinea-Bissau when a vehicle taking them to a funeral struck a landmine, a police source...
Guinea-Bissau postpones post-coup election until March
Guinea-Bissau's transitional government has delayed elections meant to draw a line under a 2012 military coup until March next year, according to...
Guinea-Bissau postpones election until 2014
Guinea-Bissau will postpone an election planned for November until early next year due to a lack of funds, officials said on Friday.
The...
Failure to reform army clouds Bissau’s bid to turn page on...
Under pressure from Western donors, Guinea-Bissau is struggling to organize elections to turn the page on a military coup but many in...
Angolan troops begin withdrawal from Guinea-Bissau
Angola began withdrawing its troops and military equipment from Guinea-Bissau yesterday, officials said, ending a year-long mission in the West African country...
Angola donates US$16.5 million to rehabilitate Guinea Bissau armed forces
Angola has given Guinea Bissau US$16.5 million to rehabilitate the army in order to maintain peace and stability in the country following...
Guinea Bissau president Sanha hospitalised in France
Guinea Bissau's President Malam Bacai Sanha, who has suffered health problems since taking office in 2009, has been hospitalised in France, said...
Guinea-Bissau looking to privatise ports, airports
Guinea-Bissau is looking to privatise a number of industries including ports and airports and is seeking foreign direct investment in sectors such...
Guinea-Bissau must build on recent gains to advance peace – UN...
While Guinea-Bissau has made important progress recently, including in police reform, it is vital that it press ahead with other challenges such...
Guinea-Bissau: UN official calls for multilateral cooperation to combat organized crime
Regional and global partnerships are urgently needed to combat organized crime in Guinea-Bissau and other countries in West Africa affected by the...
Bissau president leaves hospital in Senegal – aide
Guinea-Bissau's President Malam Bacai Sanha has left hospital in Senegal after a week of health checks, said a member of his delegation.
"The...
Guinea Bissau would welcome Gaddafi- Bissau PM
Guinea Bissau would welcome Libya's Muammar Gaddafi if he sought refuge there, the prime minister of the poor West African state has...
US steps up pressure on Guinea Bissau over drugs
The United States warned Guinea Bissau it could not help in international efforts to reform its armed forces unless they were purged...
Bissau drops treason charge against ex-Navy chief
A Guinea Bissau military court said it dropped treason charges against former Navy chief Bubo Na Tchuto, a suspected drugs kingpin allied...
W African cocaine use rises along smuggling routes
West Africans are consuming more of the drugs trafficked between South America and Europe, raising the spectre of rising crime and health...
Bissau leader well after treatment in France
Guinea-Bissau's president has returned home after two weeks of medical treatment in France, and said he is well, despite having been advised...
Three dead in Guinea religious clashes
At least three people have been killed and dozens more wounded in south eastern Guinea, from three days of clashes between Muslims...
IMF agreement eases G Bissau debt relief
Guinea-Bissau has reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund to secure financing and a support programme that could lead to...
Overlooked report links al-Qaeda to Latin America-Africa drugs route
A US official is warning that Latin American narcotics rebels have teamed up with al-Qaeda elements in Saharan Africa and now pose...
UN peacebuilding body ready for expanded role
The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) tasked with marshalling resources to support recovery and development efforts in countries emerging from conflict could...
Guinea-Bissau- second round of voting
The presidential election in Guinea-Bissau will go to a second round after Sunday's vote failed to produce a winner, the electoral commission...
