ABUJA, Dec 14 - West African bloc ECOWAS rejected on Sunday a transition programme announced by Guinea-Bissau’s military ...

Bloc warns of sanctions on all individuals or groups of people who obstruct return to constitutional order, 'if the demand to ...

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 ...

Portuguese Judicial Police have seized suitcases containing about five million euros in cash at Lisbon’s Figo Maduro Airport ...

Hundreds marched through Guinea-Bissau's capital on Friday, protesting last month's military coup and demanding the release ...

Military takeovers are nothing new in Guinea-Bissau. The West African country has experienced at least nine attempted and ...

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 ...

The Economic Community of West African Statte, ECOWAS, has threatened targeted sanctions on anyone truncating the return of ...

ECOWAS has rejected Guinea-Bissau’s military transition plan, demanding a swift return to constitutional rule and warning of ...

Guinea-Bissau’s electoral commission is unable to announce the results of last month’s presidential elections after a raid on its headquarters left electoral equipment destroyed and ballot sheets ...

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.

Nigeria has granted asylum to Guinea-Bissau presidential candidate Fernando Dias da Costa just days after a coup prevented ...