Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau have seized power, marking another military takeover in West Africa. The coup followed a contested presidential election where both President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and his ...

A delegation from the West African regional bloc known as ECOWAS has made no headway in talks with coup leaders in Guinea-Bissau but said at the end of its visit that discussions would continue later ...

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 week.

Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau who seized power following disputed elections earlier this week have appointed Ilídio Vieira Té, a close ally of the deposed president, as prime minister.

The United Nations has strongly condemned the military coup in Guinea-Bissau, warning that the overthrow of elected authorities just days after national elections represents a grave violation of ...

Guinea-Bissau’s military deposed President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Wednesday and assumed control of the West African nation. The coup occurred one day before officials were scheduled to announce ...

A group of army officers said they had seized power in coup-prone Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday, a day before the planned announcement of results from a hotly contested presidential election. In a ...

Bissau, ECOWAS announces targeted sanctions to restore constitutional order and calls for a speedy transition.

THE military coup in Guinea-Bissau on November 26 was not directed against the outgoing president, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, but ...

Hong Kong's latest residency program has drawn applicants largely from Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu. Vanuatu's cash-for-residency program has been the subject of international scrutiny. About 100 ...

General Antonio Indjai, 57, is the chief of staff of Guinea-Bissau’s armed forces, and on April 12 he overthrew the elected government in a coup, citing as the reason the presence of the Angolan ...