Guinea-Bissau News News Guinea-Bissau » Life: Guinea-Bissau arrests officers for alleged coup attempt
BISSAU, Guinea Bissau — A group of military officers was arrested in Guinea-Bissau this week for allegedly planning a coup, according to a statement from the armed forces Friday.
News Guinea-Bissau » Life: Coup Plot Unravels as Guinea-Bissau Faces Uncertain Future
Several military officers in Guinea-Bissau were arrested for allegedly planning a coup. This plot threatens the country's stability and socio-economic progress ahead of the November elections.
News Guinea-Bissau » Life: Four convicted in Guinea-Bissau cocaine bust transferred to US
BISSAU (Reuters) - Four foreign nationals convicted of trafficking 2.63 metric tons of cocaine in Guinea-Bissau last September have been transferred to the United States to face another trial there, ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Life: Guinea-Bissau president issues decree dissolving parliament
Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo issued a decree Monday dissolving the opposition-led parliament, following “the seriousness of the events of November 30 and December 1” which the ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Life: Miguel Eek’s ‘Amílcar,’ About African Anti-Colonialist Leader, Debuts Trailer Ahead of World Premiere at IDFA (EXCLUSIVE)
It is a “meditative visual diary that evokes both the public figure and the private man: the visionary leader and the thinker in solitude.” In less than a decade, Cabral united more than a million ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Life: Guinea-Bissau turtle hatchery addresses unusual problem of too many eggs
Five percent of all green sea turtles nest on the beaches of tiny Poilão Island, in the Bijagós Archipelago off Guinea-Bissau, leading to some nests being laid on top of each other. Sea turtle ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Life: Guinea-Bissau’s president says coup attempt has failed, government is in control
Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embaló said an attempted military coup to overthrow him had failed on Tuesday, and called for calm across the country during a national address broadcast on ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Life: For Former Rebel in West Africa, Her Allegiance Still Lies With Russia
The Kremlin armed a generation of freedom fighters in Africa, like Joana Gomes, who helped Guinea-Bissau win liberation. So her decision to take Moscow’s side in its war with Ukraine was never in ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Life: Guinea-Bissau arrests senior army officers for alleged coup attempt
Arrests come before November general elections as President Umaro Sissoco Embalo is at odds with political opposition.
News Guinea-Bissau » Life: Unrest in Guinea-Bissau: Senior Army Officers Arrested in Alleged Coup Attempt
A group of senior army officers in Guinea-Bissau has been arrested for attempting a coup, according to Mamadou Kourouma, deputy chief of staff. The arrests, which include General Dahaba Na Walna and ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Life: Senior officers arrested in Guinea-Bissau for alleged coup attempt
Bissau's army have been arrested on accusations of attempting a coup, deputy chief of staff of the armed forces Mamadou Kourouma said on Friday. Coups and unrest have been common in the West African ...