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BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appeared on state television Wednesday saying they have seized power in the country, following reports of gunshots near the presidential palace, three ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Bissau » Events: Guinea-Bissau soldiers appoint ally of deposed president as prime minister
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) -- Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau on Friday appointed a close ally of the deposed president as prime minister, after seizing power following disputed national elections earlier ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Bissau » Events: Guinea-Bissau soldiers install premier
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau -- Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau on Friday appointed a close ally of the deposed president as prime minister, after seizing power following disputed national elections earlier this ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Bissau » Events: Guinea-Bissau soldiers announce general as junta leader, cementing coup days after election
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau on Thursday announced a new junta leader, cementing a forceful takeover of power that began after a disputed presidential election, in what the main ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Bissau » Events: Guinea-Bissau president says he has been deposed
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau -- Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appeared on state television Wednesday saying they have seized power in the country three days after national elections, following reports of ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Bissau » Events: Journalist in Guinea-Bissau expelled from public event
Press union president and journalist Indira Correia Baldé was prevented from covering the handover of equipment by the African Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. This statement was originally ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Bissau » Events: Guinea-Bissau: ‘They wanted to kill the president,’ says head of state Umaro Sissoco Embaló
After a tense and confusing day, Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embaló told us that he was safe and that “the situation was under control.” Explaining that he had moved into the presidential ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Bissau » Events: Guinea-Bissau: Civil society activist Vigário Luís Balanta found dead
Vigário Luís Balanta's body was found in the Ndam area, about 30 kilometres from the capital Bissau, according to local media. The 35-year-old activist was a vocal critic of Guinea-Bissau's military ...