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Guinea Bissau: Nigeria Says Ecowas Could Intervene Over Coup
This Day, 14 April 2012
Barely two days after sanity returned to Mali as the coup leaders who seized power in that country gave way for an interim president, soldiers in the West African country of… Read more »
Guinea Bissau Coup Threatens Election
The military in Guinea-Bissau has taken power in a coup ahead of the second round of a presidential election which seemed set to install Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Jr. as head of state.Video
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13 April 2012
Military Arrests Guinea-Bissau PM
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Guinea Bissau's military says it has arrested the prime minister after a coup. see more »
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Guinea Bissau: Presidential Run-Off Uncertain After Coup
AEP, 13 April 2012
There are reports of the military taking control of the capital and the state radio station of the coup-prone Guinea-Bissau on Thursday 12 April 2012 and the African Elections… Read more »
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Guinea Bissau: Portuguese Bloc Condemns Coup
ANGOP, 14 April 2012
The acting presidency of the Portuguese Speaking Countries Community (CPLP), condemned vehemently the military coup d'etat in Guinea Bissau, and thus hindering the holding of the… Read more »
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Angola: Govt Ends Military Mission in Guinea Bissau
ANGOP, 10 April 2012
The Angolan Foreign minister, Georges Chicoti explained in Bissau, that Angola's mission to support the military reform in the West African country (MISAANG), will leave… Read more »
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Guinea Bissau: UN Condemns Coup
UN News, 13 April 2012
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council today strongly condemned the military coup that took place in Guinea-Bissau and demanded the immediate restoration of… Read more »
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Africa: U.S. Condemns Guinea-Bissau Coup
State Department, 13 April 2012
Excerpts from the United States Department of State daily press briefing: Read more »
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Angola: Guinean Youths Want Missang's Permanence
ANGOP, 6 April 2012
About 10,000 youths of the PAIGC party of Guinea Bissau appealed in front of the Angolan Embassy in the city of Bissau for the permanence of the Angolan Mission of Support to the… Read more »
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Guinea Bissau: UN Security Council Calls for Dialogue
UN News, 31 March 2012
The Security Council today urged political parties in Guinea-Bissau to engage in dialogue ahead of the upcoming run-off elections next month to ensure a peaceful conclusion to the… Read more »
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Guinea Bissau: Priority Now Is Completing Political Transition, Says UN Envoy
UN News, 28 March 2012
The United Nations envoy for Guinea-Bissau today stressed the need for strong international engagement to help the country complete the current political transition and move ahead… Read more »
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Guinea Bissau: Nation Heads to a Presidential Run-Off
AEP, 23 March 2012
Guinea Bissau's former prime minister Carlos Gomes Junior scored 49 percent in a presidential election, poll authorities said on Wednesday, well ahead of his main rival but just… Read more »
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Guinea Bissau: Opposition Wants 'Fraud-Riddled' Vote Cancelled
African Election Project, 22 March 2012
Guinea-Bissau's opposition demanded Tuesday the cancellation of the presidential poll they charge was a sham, further stoking fears of trouble in the coup-prone state after a… Read more »
Soldiers have reportedly surrounded the residence of the outgoing prime minister in the capital, Bissau.
InFocus
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The president's death could usher in a replay of the military uprisings that have caused instability in the country's governance. Read more »
