Tag: Guinea-Bissau
Independent Africa
President Embalo declares candidacy for second term
President Umaro Sissoco Embalo of Guinea-Bissau has announced his candidacy for a second term in the upcoming November elections, despite ongoing disputes with the...
Independent Africa
ECOWAS team departs Guinea-Bissau after President Umaro’s threats
A delegation from the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, has departed Guinea-Bissau, citing threats from President Umaro Sissoco Embalo to expel the mission.The team...
World
Power restored in the capital of Guinea-Bissau after two days power outage
The Turkish company Karpowership has turned the power back on in Guinea-Bissau's capital city. They had previously shut off the electricity because the country...
Independent Africa
Unsettled electricity debt plunges Guinea-Bissau’s capital into darkness
The capital of Guinea-Bissau, Bissau, is experiencing a power outage due to an outstanding electricity bill.The Turkish utility company, Karpowership, has disconnected the...
World
Guinea-Bissau capital in darkness as Turkey’s Karpowership pulls the plug on power supply
An unpaid bill for electricity has caused the capital of Guinea-Bissau, Bissau, to be without lights. The Turkish energy company, Karpowership, decided to disconnect...
Independent Africa
Presidents of Guinea-Bissau, Niger, and Benin are welcomed by Tinubu
On Tuesday, the Presidents of Benin, Niger, and Guinea-Bissau paid a visit to their Nigerian counterpart, Bola Tinubu, at the Aso Rock Villa.President...
World
Guinea vote: International envoys urge end to Diallo blockade
International envoys mediating in the violence following Guinea's disputed election have urged the government to lift a blockade of the home of opposition leader...
World
Guinea-Bissau leader sacks five key ministers
Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embaló sacked the ministers for defence, interior, economy, agriculture and energy in a decree on Sunday.
No explanation was given. Their...
News
Guinea-Bissau PM tests positive for coronavirus
Guinea-Bissau's Prime Minister Nuno Gomes Nabiam has tested positive for coronavirus, the health ministry has said.
Interior Minister Botche Cande and two other ministers also...
World
Guinea-Bissau president resigns after one day
One of the two men who had been declared president of Guinea Bissau has resigned - after just one full day in office.Despite not...
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