Curiously, a presidential ‘coup’ and the country’s connections with the Latin American trade have drawn little attention from ...

Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau have seized power, marking another military takeover in West Africa. The coup followed a contested presidential election where both President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and his ...

Rwandan President Paul Kagame was recently asked about last week’s coup in Guinea-Bissau, where military officers seized ...

New military leaders claim they will liberate the West African country from the influence of drug traffickers. But it’s ...

Guinea-Bissau is to elect its next president on Sunday, seeking to turn the page on a tumultuous history of coups and unrest with a vote that nonetheless lacks the country’s main opposition. About 860 ...

Factbox-Main Opposition Candidates in Guinea-Bissau's Presidential Election BISSAU (Reuters) -Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, a 53-year-old ex-army general, is seeking a second term in a ...

Analysis - Guinea-Bissau has had nine attempted coups and five successful ones since its independence in September 1973. Salah Ben Hammou, a researcher with a focus on the politics of military coups, ...

General Sworn in as New Guinea-Bissau Leader, Ousted President Arrives in Senegal BISSAU (Reuters) -Guinea-Bissau’s military installed Major-General Horta Inta-a as transitional president on Thursday, ...

New military leaders claim they will liberate the West African country from the influence of drug traffickers. But can the ...

Guinea-Bissau’s military deposed President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Wednesday and closed the country’s land, sea, and air borders, saying it had uncovered a plot to “destabilize” the nation. A group of ...

BISSAU, June 3, 2025 – The World Bank has released the latest edition of the Guinea-Bissau Economic Update (EU), a report that examines recent economic trends and development issues in the country.

BISSAU (Reuters) - Wounded fighting Portugal for his country's independence, Flif Ntchuque lived his younger years in uniform as a hero. Forty years on, he and the rest of the army of Guinea-Bissau ...