ARTICLES RELATING TO GUINEA-BISSAU

Bissau leader pledges polls by year end

2013-04-29 07:45

Guinea-Bissau's interim leader has returned home after weeks abroad seeking medical treatment and pledged to organise elections in his coup-prone nation before the end of the year.

Guinea-Bissau: US grabbed navy chief

2013-04-23 07:43

Guinea-Bissau has complained that its former navy chief was "kidnapped" from its territorial waters by US federal agents investigating a trans-Atlantic cocaine trafficking scheme.

G-Bissau army chief faces drug charges

2013-04-19 07:47

In a widening plot involving the West African nation of Guinea-Bissau, the US has charged its coup leader with drug trafficking and seeking to sell arms to Colombian rebels.

Guinea-Bissau ex-navy chief in US court

2013-04-06 11:07

The former navy chief of Guinea-Bissau and four others have appeared in a New York court and are being detained without bail, after being arrested for an alleged trans-Atlantic cocaine trafficking plot.

Guinea-Bissau post-coup poll 'impossible'

2013-01-21 21:26

Guinea-Bissau's interim President Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo says a general election planned for May after a 12-month post-coup transition is "impossible".

UN: G-Bissau tortured opposition leaders

2012-11-29 11:07

A new report by the UN says Guinea-Bissau's military and intelligence forces abducted and tortured two opposition leaders after a failed attempt to overthrow the ruling junta last month.

Guinea-Bissau hunts 'coup' leaders

2012-10-23 07:50

Guinea-Bissau security forces are hunting for armed men behind a foiled coup bid in the chronically unstable nation.

UN condemns Guinea-Bissau junta

2012-07-31 09:22

The UN Security Council has condemned Guinea-Bissau’s military coup plotters for maintaining their grip on the West African nation, a notorious international drug transhipment point.

Guinea-Bissau putchist, 'drug lord' ill

2012-07-19 21:15

Guinea-Bissau's ex-navy chief, an alleged drug lord accused of leading a failed coup bid in December, is currently in Senegal's capital seeking medical treatment.

Angolan army starts pulling out of G-Bissau

2012-06-07 13:27

Angola has begun withdrawing its troops and military equipment from Guinea-Bissau, officials say, ending a year-long mission in the West African country.

Gambia detains Guinea Bissau refugees

2012-05-29 20:07

Gambia's immigration ministry says Guinea-Bissau's former army chief, elections chief and ousted interior minister are being detained "for security reasons" after fleeing to Banjul.

Guinea-Bissau junta vows to cede power

2012-05-23 18:25

Guinea-Bissau’s military junta has vowed to hand over power to the country’s transitional government, reports say.

Guinea-Bissau junta gives 58 travel ban

2012-05-15 17:55

Guinea-Bissau's military rulers have banned 58 key figures - mostly from the ousted government, from leaving the country.

Ecowas troops to Bissau in days

2012-05-14 22:27

West Africa's regional bloc Ecowas will start deploying troops to Guinea-Bissau soon to oversee a reform of the local army and a transition back to civilian rule.

G-Bissau paralysed a month after coup

2012-05-11 11:39

Unable to feed the inmates, guards at a small prison in Guinea-Bissau had to let the detainees go free, yet another sign of the worsening crisis in the west African nation reeling from a 12 April coup.

W Africa mediators in G-Bissau crisis talks

2012-05-11 08:57

West African mediators have entered crisis talks with Guinea-Bissau’s former governing party to mediate a return to civil rule after a military junta deposed the government last month.

Ecowas warns of G-Bissau civil war risk

2012-05-08 14:25

Ecowas has warned that civil war could erupt in Guinea Bissau if the international community forces the junta to hand back power to the government it deposed last month.

Summit on Mali, G-Bissau set to begin

2012-05-03 14:00

West African leaders have begun arriving in Dakar for a fresh summit on crisis-wracked Mali and Guinea-Bissau after both their governments were overthrown by soldiers.

Guinea-Bissau junta frees PM, president

2012-04-28 08:01

Guinea-Bissau's coup leaders have released the country's ousted prime minister and interim president after more than two weeks of captivity.

Ecowas 'plans to send troops to Bissau'

2012-04-26 08:58

West African regional block Ecowas plans to send more than 600 troops to Guinea-Bissau in coming days with orders to protect people and institutions after a military coup there this month, an Ecowas source says.

EU threatens sanctions against Bissau junta

2012-04-23 14:58

The EU has threatened to sanction the leaders of a military coup this month in the tiny West African nation of Guinea-Bissau.

'Keep up pressure on Bissau junta'

2012-04-23 07:46

The prime minister of cape Verde has urged the international community to keep up the pressure on the junta in Guinea Bissau to cede power it seized in a 12 April coup.

Guinea Bissau junta names transition leader

2012-04-20 16:03

Guinea-Bissau's junta has named a failed presidential candidate to head a two-year transition government after a deal with the opposition, defying calls for a return to democracy.

AU suspends Guinea-Bissau after coup

2012-04-17 16:16

The African Union has suspended Guinea-Bissau's membership after a coup and the arrests of top officials.

G-Bissau transitional council announced

2012-04-16 09:14

The Guinea-Bissau army and opposition parties have agreed to set up a transitional body to run the country, ahead of talks with West African bloc Ecowas, which has denounced the recent coup.

 

Guinea-Bissau convicts Putschist

2013-04-25 20:44

Guinea-Bissau has convicted an ex-bodyguard who took part in last year's coup attempt.

G Bissau: UN calls for calm after charges

2013-04-20 14:38

The UN Representative in Guinea-Bissau has called for "calm and serenity" there after the US charged its former military chief with drug trafficking and seeking to sell arms to Colombian rebels.

Bissau head charged in weapons plot

2013-04-18 21:58

The US department of justice has accused Guinea-Bissau's top military official, General Antonio Indjai, of plotting to traffic cocaine to the US and sell weapons to Colombian rebels.

Bissau coup conspirators court-martialled

2013-03-13 10:46

A group of soldiers accused of an attack on a commando barracks which the Guinea Bissau government described as an attempted coup, have appeared before a court martial.

US strips Mali, G-Bissau of trade benefits

2012-12-21 10:49

US President Barack Obama has stripped Mali and Guinea-Bissau of their US trade privileges, citing backtracking from democracy in the two countries.

Guinea-Bissau 'plotter' - court martial

2012-10-30 21:26

The alleged mastermind of an attack on a military barracks in Guinea-Bissau, which government has described as a coup attempt backed by Portugal, will face a military court.

Guinea-Bissau cops stuck in Angola

2012-10-15 22:17

Around 350 Guinea-Bissau policemen, who have been stuck in Angola for months due to a diplomatic spat between the two Portuguese-speaking nations, have urged the authorities to let them go home.

Animal smuggling countries face sanctions

2012-07-26 19:17

Delegates to a UN conservation meeting are threatening sanctions against six countries unless they approve legislation to fight the illegal animal trade.

Angolan troops end G-Bissau pullout

2012-06-09 19:00

Angolan troops, whose presence in Guinea-Bissau angered local soldiers and prompted a coup in April, have ended their pullout from the west African country, a military official says.

G-Bissau's ousted interim PM returns home

2012-06-01 10:24

Guinea-Bissau's interim prime minister has returned to her home after seeking refuge at local European Union premises following a coup d’état in April.

Guinea-Bissau state employees end strike

2012-05-28 16:04

State employees in Guinea-Bissau have resumed work after going on strike in the work of a military coup on 12 April, a report says.

Ecowas troops in Guinea-Bissau

2012-05-17 22:14

Around 70 soldiers of a west African force have arrived in Guinea-Bissau, part of regional efforts to restore stability after the coup.

Nigeria to deploy troops to G-Bissau

2012-05-15 07:51

West African regional powerhouse Nigeria says it will deploy troops to Guinea-Bissau this week to shore up security after a coup in the former Portuguese colony last month.

G-Bissau politician to head transitional govt

2012-05-14 07:46

West Africa’s regional bloc has named a politician in Guinea-Bissau to lead the transitional government after a coup.

Angola could keep forces in G-Bissau

2012-05-11 10:27

Angolan soldiers could stay in Guinea-Bissau if the international community requested it through a UN resolution, an official says.

West Africa to send team to Guinea-Bissau

2012-05-09 22:15

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan says West Africa will within days send a team to Guinea-Bissau for new talks on steering the coup-torn country back to constitutional rule.

Mali, G-Bissau coup leaders threatened

2012-05-04 07:34

West African presidents have threatened tougher action against coup leaders in Mali and Guinea-Bissau who have resisted efforts to fully restore civilian rule.

Ecowas to slap sanctions on G-Bissau

2012-04-30 13:03

The West African bloc Ecowas says it has no other option but to impose sanctions on Guinea-Bissau’s junta after talks failed to yield any progress.

Angola denies troops role in Bissau coup

2012-04-26 22:11

Angola has denied its troops had any role in Guinea-Bissau's coup, as the parliament in Luanda agreed to the the recall of about 600 soldiers from the poor and unstable west African nation.

AU urges immediate end to conflicts

2012-04-24 13:51

The AU's peace and security body has met to discuss ongoing political crises in Mali and Guinea-Bissau and the escalating conflict between Sudan and South Sudan, urging immediate end to the conflicts.

G-Bissau cashew harvest in jeopardy

2012-04-23 09:15

Guinea-Bissau was due a bumper cashew harvest this year but prices have halved as money dries up after a coup d’état, raising anxiety among those who survive off the country’s main export.

Ecowas to meet on on Mali, Guinea Bissau

2012-04-20 22:05

The Economic Community of West African States will hold a summit in Abidjan on the crises in Mali and Guinea Bissau, the Ivorian presidency of the bloc says.

G-Bissau junta, opposition dissolve govt

2012-04-19 07:39

Guinea-Bissau’s junta and opposition parties have formally dissolved the government and called for a two-year transition period before new elections can be held.

Bissau putschists vow to restore democracy

2012-04-17 14:04

Guinea-Bissau's coup leaders have reaffirmed their pledge to restore democratic rule to the tiny west African state, the head of a regional grouping says, following talks.

G-Bissau junta closes air and sea borders

2012-04-16 07:32

The new Guinea-Bissau junta has announced the closure of all air and sea borders, after former colonial power Portugal said it was sending navy ships and a plane for a possible evaluation of its nationals.

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