Tag: Guinea-Bissau
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…
Embalo invited to Yamoussoukro, sign of reconciliation between Abidjan and Bissau
Côte d’Ivoire commemorates the 62nd anniversary of its independence this Sunday. Like every year, President Alassane Ouattara will address the nation this Saturday evening. But the ceremonies will take place…
Emmanuel Macron to visit Cameroon, Benin and Guinea-Bissau next week
The French President will be accompanied by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, the Armed Forces and External Relations and the Secretary of State for Development. The Élysée says it wants…
ECOWAS deploys a stabilization force in Guinea-Bissau
On February 1, 2022, Bissau-Guinean President Umaro Sissoco Embalo narrowly escaped a coup. The sub-regional institution decided at its extraordinary summit on March 25 in Accra to approve the dispatch…
Bissau-Guinean President Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolves Parliament
In Guinea-Bissau, the president announced Monday, May 16 the dissolution of parliament. Early legislative elections will be organized before the end of the year. In a message to the nation,…
three officers sacked, a month after the coup attempt
In Guinea-Bissau, three senior officers of the Guinea-Bissau army have been relieved of their duties. This is the first change at the top of the military hierarchy, after the February…
calm on the surface after the attack, nothing is really settled
Nearly a week after the attack on the government palace on Tuesday February 1, questions remain unanswered: who were the attackers? What were their motivations? The authorities denounced a coup…