Tag: Guinea Bissau
U.S places bounty on Antonio Indjai, ex-Guinea-Bissau Armed Forces head
The United States has announced a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction…
Buhari leaves for Guinea Bissau
President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja today for Bissau to attend ceremonies celebrating the National Day of the Republic of…
Embalo Guinea Bissau leader meets Buhari
Guinea-Bissau’s President, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, has met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Embalo swears himself in as new Guinea-Bissau president
Umaro Sissoco Embalo swore himself in as the new president of Guinea-Bissau on Thursday, defying a bitter ongoing row about…
Guinea Bissau president-elect Embalo on ‘ thank you’ visit to Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday received President-elect of Guinea Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, and reiterated his desire for stability, peace,…
Pereira or Embalo? Voters in Guinea Bissau decide today
People in Guinea-Bissau are voting again today in a presidential runoff to choose between two former prime ministers -- Domingos…
Guineans await voting results in presidential election
The result of Guinea-Bissau's presidential election is now being awaited after voting kicked off on Sunday at 7 a.m. local…
13 candidates for Guinea Bissau prezy election
The Supreme Court of Justice of Guinea-Bissau published Monday a provisional list of 13 candidates for the upcoming presidential elections,…
Ghana beat Guinea Bissau to Reach AFCON Round of 16
The Black Stars of Ghana have beaten Guinea Bissau 2-0 to qualify for the Round of 16 in the ongoing…
Goalless day at AFCON as Cameroon, Ghana unsure of R16
Saturday was remarkably a day of no goals at the 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. After two…
Boring day: Benin, Guinea Bissau play out third goalless at AFCON
Benin Republic and Guinea Bissau played out the third goalless draw of the day at the ongoing African Cup of…
Ensure free and fair elections to break cycle of instability in your country -U.N tells Guinea-Bissau
The UN Security Council says political actors in Guinea-Bissau must demonstrate renewed good faith to hold “genuinely free and fair…
ECOWAS pledges commitment to hitch-free Guinea Bissau election
ECOWAS says it is fully committed to ensuring hitch-free legislative elections in Guinea-Bissau in December.
Buhari sends special envoys to Guinea Bissau
President Muhammadu Buhari, as Chairman, ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, has sent a Special Envoy to Guinea…
Nigeria supports Guinea Bissau with electoral kits, vehicles, $500,000
Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama says that Federal Government has approved 500,000 dollars, 350 electoral kits and seven vehicles to…
ECOWAS updates Buhari on developments in Guinea-Bissau, others
President Muhammadu Buhari in his capacity as Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday in…
ECOWAS freeze assets of Guinea-Bissau politicians, businessmen amid political crisis
ECOWAS has imposed sanctions on 20 Guinea-Bissau politicians and businessmen, including travel bans and asset freezes, accusing them of undermining…
AFCON 2017: Cameroon move top with 2-1 victory over Guinea-Bissau
Four-time champions Cameroon moved top of Group A as they fought back to deny debutants Guinea-Bissau a historic first win…
AFCON 2017: Guinea-Bissau shock host Gabon with a draw
Debutants and shock qualifiers, Guinea-Bissau stunned hosts Gabon by pulling off a 1-1 draw in the opening match of the…
Obasanjo our pride in Africa — Guinea Bissau President
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta President of Guinea Bissau, Jose Mario Vas has described Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, as one of…
Why I enlisted Obasanjo to solve Guinea Bissau’s crisis – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he decided to enlist the assistance of former Nigerian President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to…
Buhari: Why I enlisted Obasanjo’s help on Guinea Bissau crisis
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he decided to enlist the assistance of former Nigerian President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to…
Crisis: Buhari appoints Obasanjo as Special Envoy to Guinea Bissau
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concerned over the unfolding political situation in Guinea Bissau following the dismissal of the Prime…
Guinea Bissau: Mario Vaz is president elect
Guinea-Bissau’s former finance minister Jose Mario Vaz scored a resounding victory Tuesday in a presidential election seen as a key…
No clear winner in Guinea-Bissau’s poll
Guinea-Bissau’s presidential election will go to a second round between the main party’s candidate and the army-backed hopeful, the election…
Vote-counting begins in Guinea-Bissau
Vote counting began in Guinea-Bissau after a heavy turnout in Sunday’s legislative and presidential elections meant to bring stability to…
Nigeria probes Guinea Bissau attack against citizens
Nigeria is investigating attacks on its embassy in Guinea Bissau and the death of some of its citizens during the…
Breaking news: 3 Nigerians lynched in G/Bissau for child kidnapping
A Lynch-mob has killed three Nigerians in Guinea Bissau. They were accused of child kidnap in Bissau, the capital and…
Drugs: Language stalls US trial of Guinea Bissau’s ex-navy chief
The United States is struggling to prosecute one of the prized catches in its global war on drugs, Guinea Bissau’s…
US detains Guinea-Bissau ex-navy chief on drug charges
The former navy chief of Guinea-Bissau and four others were ordered detained in New York on Friday after being arrested…