July 19

• Ecowas Call for Peaceful Elections in Mali, Guinea Bissau, Togo

  AEP

  The 43rd ordinary session of the authority of the heads of state and government of the Economic Community of West African states (ECOWAS) rounded off on Thursday in Abuja with an... Read more »

July 18

• Hunger Warning As Cashew Price Dips

  IRIN

  A slump in cashew nut prices in Guinea-Bissau has left nearly half of the population eking out food, with families skipping meals or selling livestock to survive until the next... Read more »

• W. African Leaders - Mali, Guinea-Bissau Polls to Proceed

  VOA

  West African leaders have said upcoming elections in Mali and Guinea-Bissau will go ahead as scheduled, despite reports the two countries' electoral commissions are not ready. At a... Read more »

July 17

• Ecowas Summit Focuses On Mali, Guinea - Bissau [interview]

  Deutsche Welle

  Ahead of Mali's July 28 elections, regional body ECOWAS meets to discuss the situation there and in Guinea-Bissau where the absence of a functional government has allowed drug... Read more »

July 11

• Cautious International Support for Guinea-Bissau Ahead of Elections

  VOA

  A senior United Nations envoy says major reforms are necessary in Guinea-Bissau for elections due in November to be seen as free and fair. Among the reforms are steps toward... Read more »

• Senior UN Human Rights Official Urges Guinea-Bissau to Boost Fight Against Impunity

  UN News

  A senior United Nations human rights official today urged the Government of Guinea-Bissau to strengthen its fight against impunity, as he completed his first mission to the West... Read more »