Guinea-Bissau News News Guinea-Bissau » People: Guinea-Bissau: 30,000 People in Northern Regions to Benefit from Newly Rehabilitated Roads
Approximately 30,000 residents in the Oio and Cacheu regions of Guinea-Bissau are set to benefit from improved connectivity and access to essential services following the inauguration of the newly ...
News Guinea-Bissau » People: Guinea-Bissau votes in a referendum on granting the president expanded powers
Guinea-Bissau is voting Sunday in a referendum to decide on granting new presidential powers ahead of December's general election, ...
News Guinea-Bissau » People: Guinea-Bissau soldiers appoint ally of deposed president as prime minister
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 » 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 » People: Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau announce their government takeover on state TV
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 » 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 » People: Guinea-Bissau: How Cocaine Transformed a Tiny African Nation
Tiny Guinea-Bissau has become a base for cocaine trafficking between Latin America and Europe, and officials seem helpless to stop it One morning in early 2005, the villagers of Biombo found hundreds ...
News Guinea-Bissau » People: Guinea-Bissau votes in a referendum to grant expanded presidential powers ahead of election
Guinea-Bissau is voting Sunday in a referendum to decide on granting new presidential powers ahead of December ...
News Guinea-Bissau » People: Guinea-Bissau’s grassroots efforts offer a blueprint for global mangrove restoration (commentary)
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Guinea-Bissau’s mangroves have declined by nearly a third over the past 80 years, but the country still has the largest mangrove area as a ...