Tag: Guinea-Bissau
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…
ex-Prime Minister Aristides Gomes sues for attempted kidnapping
This is an exclusive interview granted to RFI. For the first time since his attempted arrest at the end of November, the former Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau Aristides Gomes, returns…
what impact on political stability in West Africa?
Drug trafficking continues to grow in West Africa, where 14.2 tonnes of cocaine were seized each year on average between 2019 and 2022, compared to 5.5 tonnes for 2007 alone.…
in kyiv, President Embalo calls for the rapprochement of “two brotherly countries”
As current president of ECOWAS, Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo expressed this Wednesday, October 26 in kyiv the will of Africa to pose as a mediator between Russia and Ukraine.…
Senegal and Guinea-Bissau strengthen their military cooperation
The Chief of Staff of the Senegalese army, General Cheick Wade, paid a visit to Guinea-Bissau on Friday August 19, a first since the deployment of the forces of his…