Guinea-Bissau News » Bissau News Guinea-Bissau » Bissau » Life: Guinea-Bissau voters back a sweeping power shift, boosting the president and shrinking parliament
Guinea-Bissau has voted to expand presidential powers and reduce the legislature. Electoral authorities announced the results on Tuesday.
News Guinea-Bissau » Bissau » Life: Guinea-Bissau Junta Releases Opposition Leader, Vows Inclusive Government
Feb 2 (Reuters) - The junta that seized power in Guinea-Bissau in a coup in November has vowed to bring the revolutionary PAIGC party into government and has released its leader, former Prime ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Bissau » Life: Guinea-Bissau youth hope presidential vote brings better life
Caramba Souare focuses on cleaning the car in front of him despite a din of surrounding festivities on the last day of presidential campaigning in Guinea-Bissau. Since leaving school, the 20-year-old ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Bissau » Life: Army officers say they have seized power in Guinea-Bissau
A group of army officers said they had seized power in coup-prone Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday, a day before the planned announcement of results from a hotly contested presidential election. In a ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Bissau » Life: Guinea-Bissau votes in a referendum on granting the president expanded powers
Guinea-Bissau is voting in a referendum to decide on granting new presidential powers. This comes ahead of December's general election, which aims to return the nation to democracy after last year's ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Bissau » Life: Guinea-Bissau on edge after activist's killing
The death of activist Vigario Luis Balanta, found with signs of extreme violence, has triggered protests and accusations against Guinea-Bissau's military rulers, raising concerns over repression and ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Bissau » Life: Poverty in Guinea-Bissau – A look at pre- and post-COVID-19 trends
Poverty continues to be widespread in Guinea-Bissau, having increased by 2.8 percentage points between 2018 and 2021, which is equivalent to over 80,000 additional poor, according to the “Poverty, ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Bissau » Life: Dialogue with a Coup Leader: Has Guinea-Bissau Become a Narco-State?
Guinea Bissau's army chief of staff Antonio Indjai sits after a news conference at military headquarters in the capital Bissau, March 19, 2012. Guinea Bissau's former head of military intelligence, ...