Guinea Bissau: Army Officer Arrested After Coup Attempt

An army officer was arrested over the weekend by military authorities in Guinea Bissau on suspicion of staging a coup to remove the country's new caretaker government, news… Read more »

Guinea Bissau: Country Rocked By Apparent Coup Attempt

Guinea-Bissau's military has taken control of the ruling party headquarters and national radio station on Thursday night as shots and rocket fire were heard in the capital,… Read more »

Guinea Bissau: Nation Hopes Election Will End Instability

Voters in Guinea-Bissau went to the polls on Sunday for the second round of voting in a presidential election to determine a successor to President João Bernardo Vieira, who… Read more »

Guinea Bissau: President, Army Chief Assassinated

Both Guinea Bissau's president and its army chief have been assassinated within hours of one another, apparently as a result of rivalry between them, news agencies reported Monday. Read more »

West Africa: The Return of the Military Coup

The African Union (AU) has condemned the return of coups d'état to the continent, describing the phenomenon as "a very serious setback in the ongoing democratization process… Read more »

Guinea Bissau: President Attacked After Election

Soldiers attacked the residence of President João Bernardo Vieira of Guinea-Bissau in the early hours of Sunday in what appeared to be post-election instability, news… Read more »

Guinea Bissau: High Voter Turnout in National Polls

There was a high turnout and voting had been orderly in Guinea-Bissau's parliamentary elections on Sunday, news agencies report. Read more »

Africa: Nine New U.S. Ambassadors Nominated

Nine nominees to serve as U.S. ambassadors in Africa appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday for confirmation. Read more »

Guinea Bissau: Prime Minister Denies Threats on Journalists

The prime minister of Guinea Bissau has denied that his government is intimidating journalists for covering a drug-trafficking scandal in the country. Read more »

Angola: New Book Raises Tantalizing Questions About What Might Have Been

Engaging Africa: Washington and the Fall of Portugal's Colonial Empire. Witney W. Schneidman.University Press of America. Read more »

Guinea Bissau: IMF Gives Preliminary Approval To Debt Relief

The International Monetary Fund has declared Guinea-Bissau eligible for debt relief under the Enhanced Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries, it announced Tuesday. Read more »