Politics
Two ex-Presidents in Guinea-Bissau polls
afrol News, 15 April - Guinea-Bissau gears up for elections to be held on 28 June after President João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira was shot dead on 2 March. Two ex-Presidents, Kumba Yala and Henrique Rosa, and the current interim leader have announced their candidacy.
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Politics | Human rights | Society
Bissau troops crackdown on critics
afrol News, 1 April - The Guinea Bissau Court President Francisco José Fadul was beaten by military personnel at his home in the country’s capital Bissau in the morning, Amnesty International has said in a statement. Read more
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Politics | Human rights
Bissau’s interim president affirms democratic rule
afrol News, 4 March - Guinea Bissau’s speaker of parliament Raimundo Pereira was sworn in as the country’s interim president on Tuesday, just a day after the assassination of the President Joao Bernardo Vieira. In line with the country's constitution, the new president is required to call for elections within two months. Read more
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Politics | Human rights
ECOWAS delegation to Bissau
afrol News, 3 March - The West African bloc has sent a delegation to Guinea-Bissau to engage all Guinean stakeholders in an effort to restore constitutional normalcy and boost confidence among political actors, civil society and security services. Read more
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Politics | Human rights
Fears of a coup in Bissau subsiding, but..!
afrol News, 2 March - A state of emergency is an order of the city, according to reports from Bissau, with only a movement of millitary, following the deaths of President Joao Bernardo Vieira and the army chief of staff Batista Tagme Na Wai. Read more
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Politics | Human rights
Bissau president killed by army
afrol News, 2 March - Guinea Bissau troops have reportedly gunned down President João Bernardo Vieira early today, just a few hours after bombing wrecked military base in the capital Bissau killing the army chief of staff, local reports have revealed. Read more
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Politics | Human rights
Bissau Army confirms attack on chief of staff
afrol News, 6 January - Guinea-Bissau military has today confirmed an attack on Chief of Staff General Batista Tagme Na Wai by armed forces at the presidential palace in the capital city Bissau on Sunday. However, a presidential guard officer has said the incident was an accident and not an attempt to kill the General. Read more
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Politics
Bissau presidential guards foil a coup
afrol News, 24 November - Heavily armed military men reportedly stormed into Guinea-Bissau's President João Bernardo Vieira's premises after midnight, killing a guard and wounding several others in an attempted coup, a top government official said.
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» 16.10.2008 - UN welcomes Guinea-Bisaau election process
» 01.10.2008 - Bissau death toll escalates
» 19.09.2008 - Bissau cholera outbreak kills 122
» 21.08.2008 - Bissau cholera out of control
» 18.08.2008 - UN fund Guinea Bissau to fight cholera epidemic
» 14.08.2008 - ECOWAS mission to study Bissau crisis
» 13.08.2008 - Bissau coup leader re-arrested
» 08.08.2008 - Caretaker government for Guinea-Bissau
» 06.08.2008 - Bissau premier removed
» 01.08.2008 - Bissau drug probe invites more troubles
» 30.07.2008 - Death threats over Bissau drug probe
» 21.07.2008 - Bissau's air traffic controller arrested after drug bust
» 26.06.2008 - Bissau asked to sustain drug combat
» 24.06.2008 - Shacky economic recovery for Guinea-Bissau
» 05.06.2008 - Food aid distributed in Guinea-Bissau
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