Tag: Guinea-Bissau
early legislative elections postponed, for political and institutional reasons
In Guinea-Bissau, President Umaro Sissoco Embalo formalized on Monday November 4 the postponement of the early legislative elections initially scheduled for November 24. As a reminder, he dissolved Parliament in…
2.6 tons of cocaine seized on aircraft from Venezuela
Guinea-Bissau police seized a huge haul of drugs on Saturday. Nearly 3 tons of cocaine were found on a private jet from Venezuela with five Latin American citizens on board.…
President Rajoelina visits Guinea-Bissau and Angola to strengthen partnerships
After attending the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris, President Andry Rajoelina is making new stops, this time on the African continent. He was in Guinea-Bissau at the…
“I am not going to extradite Bozizé, I want that to be clear”
Will former Central African President François Bozizé, who has lived in exile in Guinea-Bissau since March 2023, be extradited as the authorities of his country wish? The answer is no.…
50 years later, veteran Mario Cissoko reveals some secrets about the War of Independence
On April 25, 1974, young captains rose up in Portugal, brought down the Salazarist dictatorship and paved the way for the independence of the last African colonies. But many do…
absolute majority for the opposition, according to the provisional results
In Guinea-Bissau, the PAI-Terra Ranka coalition, led by the PAIGC party, won 54 seats out of 102 in Parliament, i.e. an absolute majority, during the legislative elections organized on June…
international observers draw positive conclusions from the legislative election
Three days after the vote for the legislative elections, the Community of Portuguese-speaking countries, the African Union, ECOWAS and the International Organization of La Francophonie declared that they had not…
Bissau-Guineans called to renew their Parliament, one year after its dissolution
Nearly 884,000 voters are called to the polls in Guinea-Bissau to elect 102 deputies, one year after the parliamentary dissolution decided by President Emballo. Participation and political stability are the…
the place of women in political life still in decline
Nearly 800,000 voters, 54% of whom are women, are called to vote on Sunday in Guinea Bissau to renew the People’s Assembly. In all, 102 seats must be renewed. As…
With “NOME”, Sana Na N’Hada retraces the itinerary of a hero of the independence of Guinea-Bissau
It is a great leap in space and time. In NO ME, filmmaker Sana Na N’Hada takes us to Guinea-Bissau in the 1960s, during the war of independence. Its hero…