The son of a former president of Guinea-Bissau was sentenced to more than six and a half years in prison for involvement in a transnational heroin trafficking conspiracy, the US Justice Department announced Tuesday. Malam Bacai Sanha Jr, 52, planned to use the proceeds to finance a coup in the West African country that would […]
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New York — MODERATOR: Good afternoon and welcome to everyone from the London International Media Hub, teaming up today with our colleagues from the Africa Regional Media Hub. I’d like to welcome our participants who are logging in from across the African continent and globally to thank all of you for joining this discussion. Today, […]
The Super Eagles had to settle for second spot in Group A as Equatorial Guinea demolished Cote d’Ivoire 4-0 Nigeria’s Super Eagles are through to the round of 16 at the 2023 AFCON tournament after a 1-0 victory over Guinea-Bissau in their 100th match at a Nations Cup tournament. The only goal of the encounter […]
New York — Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield to highlight how democracy delivers in Liberia, welcome Sierra Leone to the Security Council Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, will travel to Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, and Sierra Leone January 21-26. In Liberia, Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield will lead the U.S. Presidential Delegation to the Inauguration of president-elect His Excellency […]
Harare — A Monday proclamation signed by Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolved the country’s parliament, citing the unsuccessful coup attempt on December 1, 2023. This move raises additional concerns about political stability in the country and the wider coup-hit West African region, RFI reports. The presidential order alluded to the “seriousness” of a gunfight […]
Cape Town — Clashes and gunfire that erupted in Bissau on December 1 were, according to Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, the result of an attempted coup, Reuters reports. “I can assure you that the events of December 1, 2023, are yet another attempted coup and those responsible will suffer serious consequences,” Embalo told journalists […]
Gunfire that reportedly broke out in Bissau on Thursday night continued into Friday morning with circumstances of the shooting remaining unclear. Shots were first heard at midnight on the outskirts of the capital, in the neighbourhood of Antula. While gunshots persisted by the time commuters were on their way to work and children on their […]
Luanda — President João Lourenço has congratulated the people and the president of Guinea Bissau on occasion of that west African country’s 50th independence anniversary, marked on Sunday (24). On a message, which ANGOP has had access to, João Lourenço wrote “I have the honour, on behalf of the Angolan Executive and on my own […]
FIFA has officially published its quarterly rankings with some interesting moves for African teams on the global rankings. Morocco have moved two places up to position 13, remaining the leading African nation in the rankings while reigning African champions Senegal dropped two places from position 18 but remain amongst the top 20 in the world […]
The TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d’Ivoire 2023 Qualifiers are drawing to an end, but still producing highly entertaining duels for fans of the African game. Guinea-Bissau concluded their Group A campaign with a 2-1 victory over Sierra Leone at the Stade du 24 Septembre in Bissau to put the icing on the […]
The TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d’Ivoire 2023 Qualifiers are drawing to an end, but still producing highly entertaining duels for fans of the African game. Guinea-Bissau concluded their Group A campaign with a 2-1 victory over Sierra Leone at the Stade du 24 Septembre in Bissau to put the icing on the […]
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Saturday, 8th July 2023, to lead the Ghanaian delegation to the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, which is being held in Bissau, capital of the Republic of Guinea Bissau. The meeting of the Heads of […]
President Bola Tinubu has arrived Bissau, the capital of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau for the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Tinubu also used the opportunity of the summit to visit the Nigerian contingent stationed in the country under the […]
Harare — In Guinea-Bissau, a coalition of opposition organizations gained a majority of parliamentary seats in the first legislative elections held since President Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolved the National People’s Assembly more than a year earlier. According to results released by the electoral commission, the five-party Terra Ranka coalition, which is led by the African […]
Nearly 900,000 voters in Guinea-Bissau were eligible to cast their ballot on Sunday. The prime minister speculated that no party would win an absolute majority in the election. Voters in the West African nation of Guinea-Bissau headed to the polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament. Nearly 900,000 Bissau-Guineans in the country of 2 […]
President Embalo assured President Buhari that he will follow in his footsteps in ensuring free and fair elections in his country. President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday reaffirmed the commitment of Nigeria to work with Guinea Bissau and other countries towards sustaining and strengthening democracy and good governance in the sub-region and the entire African continent. President […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has signed five Memoranda of Understanding with the national oil companies and relevant entities of five African countries on the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline Project. The five National Oil Companies and relevant entities are from Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau and Sierra Leone. The signing ceremony held yesterday in Morocco […]
Guinea Bissau’s president says without Buhari, he would not have been president. African leaders, who attended the launch of the French version of the book entitled “Muhammadu Buhari: the Challenges of Leadership in Nigeria”, in Niamey on Thursday, have shared glowing testimonies on the leadership qualities of the Nigerian leader. President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger […]