The presidential campaign in Guinea-Bissau kicked off this weekend without the main opposition party. The country’s 860 000 ...

Campaigning starts Saturday in Guinea-Bissau some three weeks ahead of legislative and presidential elections likely to be dominated by incumbent leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo, after the main opposition ...

BISSAU (Reuters) – Thousands of drum-beating supporters accompanied former finance minister Jose Mario Vaz, candidate of Guinea-Bissau’s main PAIGC party, to register for next month’s presidential ...

Opposition candidates are barred from contesting the November election in Guinea-Bissau as the "neocolonial agent", Umaro Embalo, maneuvers to consolidate his ECOWAS-backed dictatorial regime. With ...

Bissau-Guinean President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has unexpectedly announced that he will not run for a second term, despite it being legally possible. Analysts suspect it could be a political maneuver.

Opposition leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo won the presidential election in the volatile West African state of Guinea-Bissau, the National Electoral Commission (CNE) announced Wednesday, but the country’s ...

Bissau — The leadership of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and the Cape Verde or PAIGC Monday demanded the resignation of Prime minister Caetano Chama, accusing him of ...

West Africa's Guinea-Bissau was part of the Portuguese Empire for centuries. Once hailed as a potential model for African development, the country is now one of the poorest in the world. The vital ...

Pre-15th century - The area of what is now Guinea-Bissau comes under the influence of the Mali Empire and becomes a tributary kingdom known as Gabu. Amilcar Cabral fought for independence but was ...

BISSAU (Reuters) - Thousands of drum-beating supporters accompanied former finance minister Jose Mario Vaz, candidate of Guinea-Bissau's main PAIGC party, to register for next month's presidential ...