Guinea Bissau

Guinea Bissau

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:18:46 GMT
Man Close to Bissau's Ex-President's Arrested With €5m in Suitcase
[The Point] Portuguese judicial police have seized suitcases containing nearly €5 million from a man reportedly close to former Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló during a late-night stopover in Lisbon.

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:17:48 GMT
Coup - ECOWAS Demands Release of Political Detainees in Guinea-Bissau
[Premium Times] ECOWAS also instructed its commission to urgently "operationalise the long-planned Regional Counterterrorism Brigade."

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 08:59:20 GMT
Ecowas Threatens Sanctions Over Coup in Guinea-Bissau
[Premium Times] On the bloc's efforts to address the political crisis in Guinea-Bissau, Mr Touray said, "the authorities shall impose targeted sanctions on individuals or groups of persons that obstruct the transition process."

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 07:57:37 GMT
Guinea-Bissau Coup - Election Uncertainty Has Triggered Military Takeovers Before
[The Conversation Africa] Guinea-Bissau has had nine attempted coups and five successful ones since its independence in September 1973. Salah Ben Hammou, a researcher with a focus on the politics of military coups, explains that the coup on 26 Novemb...

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 11:43:55 GMT
Guinea-Bissau Electoral Commission Says Poll Results 'Destroyed' in Coup
[RFI] Guinea-Bissau's electoral commission says that it cannot publish the results of last week's contested election as the vote counts have been destroyed in an attack. The military took control of the country a day before the provisional results we...

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