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Guinea-Bissau

Guinea Bissau sets December 2026 election date after coup

FILE PHOTO: From L-R, Guinea-Bissau's Prime Minister Ilidio Vieira Te, transitional president Major-General Horta Inta-a and Major-General Tomas Djassi, chief of staff of the Armed Forces, attend a press conference in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, December 19, 2025.  REUTERS/Delcyo Sanca/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: From L-R, Guinea-Bissau's Prime Minister Ilidio Vieira Te, transitional president Major-General Horta Inta-a and Major-General Tomas Djassi, chief of staff of the Armed Forces, attend a press conference in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, December 19, 2025.  REUTERS/Delcyo Sanca/File Photo

West African bloc rejects Guinea-Bissau's military transition plan

ECOWAS heads of state and representatives pose for a group photograph during the 68th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Abuja, Nigeria, December 14, 2025. REUTERS/Marvellous Durowaiye
ECOWAS heads of state and representatives pose for a group photograph during the 68th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Abuja, Nigeria, December 14, 2025. REUTERS/Marvellous Durowaiye

Protesters march in Guinea-Bissau to denounce coup

Soldiers patrol on the main road in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, November 21, 2025. REUTERS/Luc Gnago/File Photo
Soldiers patrol on the main road in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, November 21, 2025. REUTERS/Luc Gnago/File Photo

Guinea-Bissau's transitional military adopts charter barring leaders from elections

FILE PHOTO: Major-General Horta Inta-a, the new transitional president, attends the swearing-in ceremony of Major-General Tomas Djassi as the new chief of staff of the Armed Forces in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau November 27, 2025. REUTERS/Delcyo Sanca/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Major-General Horta Inta-a, the new transitional president, attends the swearing-in ceremony of Major-General Tomas Djassi as the new chief of staff of the Armed Forces in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau November 27, 2025. REUTERS/Delcyo Sanca/File Photo

Guinea-Bissau cannot complete presidential election, commission says

Officials of Guinea-Bissau's electoral commission address the media in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, December 2, 2025. The commission said on Tuesday it was unable to complete the November 23 presidential election process after armed men seized ballots and vote tallies from its offices, while servers storing the results were destroyed. REUTERS/Delcyo Sanca
Officials of Guinea-Bissau's electoral commission address the media in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, December 2, 2025. The commission said on Tuesday it was unable to complete the November 23 presidential election process after armed men seized ballots and vote tallies from its offices, while servers storing the results were destroyed. REUTERS/Delcyo Sanca

Nigeria offers protection to Guinea-Bissau opposition candidate Dias

Soldiers patrol on the main road in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, November 21, 2025. REUTERS/Luc Gnago
Soldiers patrol on the main road in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, November 21, 2025. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

Ousted Guinea-Bissau President Embalo arrives in Brazzaville

FILE PHOTO: Guinea Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 21, 2023.  REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Guinea Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 21, 2023.  REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

General sworn in as Guinea-Bissau leader in swift coup after disputed vote

Soldiers patrol near the presidential palace in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, November 21, 2025. REUTERS/Luc Gnago
Soldiers patrol near the presidential palace in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, November 21, 2025. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

Guinea-Bissau President Embalo's promised stability undermined after army takeover

Guinea Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 21, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Guinea Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 21, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Guinea-Bissau rocked by coup d’etat, president’s arrest

General Denis N'Canha (centre) delivering a press conference in Guinea-Bissau on Nov 26.
General Denis N'Canha (centre) delivering a press conference in Guinea-Bissau on Nov 26.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.