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In West Africa’s latest military takeover, soldiers in Guinea-Bissau followed up a disputed presidential election by seizing power last week in what some critics allege was a staged coup to avoid having the incumbent los...

Guinea-Bissau's military rulers have banned protests and strikes as they tighten control ahead of a high-level visit by West Africa's ECOWAS bloc that is seeking to restore constitutional order following last week's coup...

West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS suspended Guinea-Bissau's membership hours after an army general was sworn in as the country's president.

People voted on Sunday in Guinea Bissau’s presidential and legislative elections with incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embalo seeking a second term.

Tension and hope are rising in Guinea-Bissau as voters prepare for one of the most contentious presidential elections since the country’s return to multiparty democracy. President Umaro Sissoco Embaló is seeking a second...

Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said he will run for a second term in November, amid tensions with an opposition that refuses to recognize him as the country’s current president.

Guinea Bissau's President Umaro Cissoko Embalo said on Thursday he would not run for a second term in elections in November. Embalo, 51, was elected in January 2020 to succeed outgoing president Jose Mario Vaz. He defeat...

Authorities in Guinea-Bissau say they have seized 2.63 tonnes of cocaine that was found on a plane at the capital's international airport.

Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has taken decisive action in the political arena, dismissing Prime Minister Geraldo Martins just a week after reinstating him. Martins initially assumed the role in August but...

Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said on Saturday that gunfire and clashes that had erupted in the capital of the West African nation on Friday were an attempted coup.

Guinea-Bissau's capital was plunged into darkness on Tuesday after Turkish company Karpowership cut off electricity supplies to the West African nation due to an unpaid debt of $17 million, the economy minister said.

Guinea-Bissau goes to the polls on Sunday in local elections as voters seek stability more than a year after President Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolved parliament over accusations of corruption.