Last week’s military takeover in Guinea-Bissau is the latest in a series of coups that has engulfed west Africa in recent years. Almost all have taken place in the Sahel, the semi-arid belt below the ...

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 ...

Electoral commission says offices were attacked Results tally sheets seized, servers destroyed ECOWAS bloc had demanded the release of results Bloc leaders to discuss Guinea-Bissau on December 14 ...

Former President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday briefed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the unfolding political crisis in Guinea-Bissau, warning that the situation remains fragile and in urgent need of ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The African Union suspended Guinea-Bissau following a military coup, saying it won’t tolerate unconstitutional changes. In a resolution adopted by the AU Peace and Security ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The African Union suspended Guinea-Bissau following a military coup, saying it won't tolerate unconstitutional changes. In a resolution adopted by the AU Peace and Security ...

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 ...

Former President Goodluck Jonathan returned to Abuja on Thursday with the account of the political turmoil that unfolded during his election observer mission to Guinea-Bissau, describing the episode ...

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 BISSAU, ...