July 18

• Guinea Bissau: Hunger Warning As Cashew Price Dips

  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 »

June 10

• Guinea Bissau: Cocaine-Related Graft Erodes Governance

  Drug-trafficking in Guinea-Bissau is undermining the country's stability, distorting its economy and intensifying the competition for power among political and military leaders,... Read more »

June 05

• Guinea Bissau: Politicians, Military 'Undermine Stability'

  The small West African country of Guinea-Bissau is slated to hold fresh polls later this year after yet another coup, but opposition to security sector reform (SSR) by some in the... Read more »

May 30

• Guinea Bissau: Country Still Way Behind on Education

  Guinea-Bissau's chronic political turmoil is depriving children of quality education. Access to education remains low, learning is often disrupted by teachers' strikes and the... Read more »

May 28

• Guinea Bissau: Officials Urge Step-Change On Religious Schools

  Local leaders in Guinea-Bissau's northeastern Gabu Region have called for better protection of Koranic schoolchildren to curb exploitation at home and halt their transfer to... Read more »

May 09

• Guinea Bissau: Hunger Projects Stalled in Guinea-Bissau

  The World Food Programme (WFP) has not received the money it needs to run basic nutrition and food security schemes in Guinea-Bissau, leaving projects in jeopardy or at a... Read more »

December 12, 2012

• Guinea Bissau: HIV/Aids Fight Hit by Global Fund Cuts [analysis]

  One year after the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, reduced funding to the Guinea-Bissau government body in charge of coordinating HIV prevention and treatment... Read more »

November 14, 2012

• Guinea Bissau: Cholera On the Rise

  As cholera case rates decline in Guinea and Sierra Leone, they are on the rise in Guinea-Bissau, with 1,500 cases reported and nine deaths as of 11 November, according to the... Read more »

November 09, 2012

• Guinea Bissau: Fear Amid Human Rights Abuses [analysis]

  A 21 October attack in Guinea-Bissau - when soldiers stormed barracks near Bissau's main airport, targeting military figures and leaving six people dead - has provoked more fear... Read more »

August 15, 2012

• Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau - Falling Cashew Exports Raise Hardship

  Cashew nut farmers and traders in Guinea Bissau have been left holding tonnes of produce after India slashed imports, and the low prices being offered are increasing hardship in... Read more »

May 31, 2012

• West Africa: Peace Making Role of West African Trade Bloc [analysis]

  With a string of political crises in West Africa over the past few months it has been a busy time for mediators of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which has... Read more »

May 18, 2012

• West Africa: Division and Stasis in Guinea-Bissau [analysis]

  On 16 May a transition pact brokered by the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) and signed by all parties except the majority PAIGC [African Party for the... Read more »

April 23, 2012

• Guinea Bissau: Chronology of Instability

  Rather than shoring up democratic institutions, Guinea-Bissau's presidential elections in March widened divisions between civilian and military leaders, culminating in a 12 April... Read more »

• Guinea Bissau: Development Setback After Latest Coup

  Development, democracy and stability gains in Guinea-Bissau have suffered a major setback following the military takeover in Guinea-Bissau on 12 April. Read more »

January 20, 2012

• Guinea Bissau: Possibilities and Pitfalls Following President's Death [analysis]

  The death of Guinea-Bissau President Malam Bacai Sanha on 9 January from health complications could either perpetuate the instability that has long plagued the country, or provide... Read more »