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 term in the nation that ...

FILE - Guinea's President Mamadi Doumbouya addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, on Sept. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Parts of Guinea's ...

Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau announce on state TV that they have seized power, detaining the president and halting elections amid unrest.

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.

Bissau. The West African country has experienced at least nine attempted and successful coups since gaining independence from ...

Senegal's prime minister and Nigeria's former leader say they do not believe the military takeover was genuine.

The military authorities in Guinea have cracked down on the opposition, media, and peaceful dissent, and have failed to keep their promises to restore civilian rule by December 2024. When Gen. Mamady ...

Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo told FRANCE 24 on Wednesday that he was deposed after military officers claimed taking total control of the country, citing the need to clarify the ...