Military officers in Guinea-Bissau announced Wednesday they were taking "total control" of the country while suspending its electoral process and closing its borders, three days after the ...

Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has left the country for Senegal after being detained during a military coup, the government in Dakar said Thursday, as a lead opponent accused him of ...

Conflict in Congo has sent over 84,000 refugees fleeing into neighboring Burundi this month in the second major influx this ...

BISSAU, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Nigeria has offered Guinea-Bissau's opposition presidential candidate Fernando Dias protection at its embassy in the capital Bissau following a military coup, the Nigerian ...

Guinea-Bissau’s new military ruler has moved to consolidate power days after a coup deposed President Umaro Sissoco Embalo. In a decree on Friday, General Horta Inta-A announced the appointment of ...

A group of military officers in Guinea-Bissau has claimed “total control” of the country, a day after two leading candidates in a tightly contested presidential election each declared victory. Calling ...

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described the recent military takeover in Guinea Bissau as more painful to him than his loss to former President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 presidential ...

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau -- Counting of votes was underway Sunday evening in Guinea-Bissau where voting for presidential and legislative seats took place as President Umaro Sissoco Embaló seeks a second ...

BISSAU - Coup-prone Guinea-Bissau voted on Sunday in presidential and legislative elections, with President Umaro Sissoco Embalo in a tight contest to become the first leader in three decades to win a ...

Military authorities in Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday declared that they had assumed full control of the country, announcing the suspension of all electoral activities and an immediate closure of ...

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau on Thursday announced a new junta leader, cementing a forceful takeover of power that began after this week's disputed presidential election and ...

The military announced on Wednesday it had taken over the West African nation. Later, the opposition leader accused the incumbent president of staging the coup d’état to try to retain power. By Ruth ...