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Ten Guinea-Bissau civic leaders reject a rival network’s claims about their 19 October Dakar meeting and deny any United Nations role in organising it.
News Guinea-Bissau » Bissau » People: Guinea-Bissau counts votes as president seeks second term and main opposition party is barred
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Counting of votes is underway in Guinea-Bissau where voting for presidential and legislative seats took place on Sunday for President Umaro Sissoco Embaló who is seeking a ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Bissau » People: Army officers say they have seized power in Guinea-Bissau
Army officers say they are in charge of West African country until further notice President Embalo says he has been deposed Gunfire rings out in capital before officers' announcement Guinea-Bissau is ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Bissau » People: ECOWAS delegation visits Guinea-Bissau for talks after military coup
A delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has visited Guinea-Bissau for mediation talks with leaders of last week’s coup, as regional pressure mounts on the military ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Bissau » People: A Small West African Country Has Big Artistic Dreams
Guinea-Bissau, where there are virtually no art galleries, no art schools and little government funding for the arts, has just staged its first biennale. Miguel de Barros, executive director of MoAC ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Bissau » People: Guinea-Bissau president says this week’s violence was ‘attempted coup’
Gunfire and clashes that erupted in the capital of Guinea-Bissau this week were an “attempted coup”, President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has said. Clashes between the National Guard and special forces of ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Bissau » People: Guinea-Bissau's 'Big Mamas' advance gay pride in conservative West Africa
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Edimilson Silva wears tight jeans, sparkly jewelry and sometimes lipstick - outfits that in neighboring countries could get him harassed, jailed or ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Bissau » People: New equipment strengthens the capacity of Guinea-Bissau’s National Ophthalmology Service
Bissau—The initiative expands the resources available for eye examinations, diagnosis and treatment at Simão Mendes National Hospital. The World Health Organization (WHO) handed over materials and ...