Men flee the scene as gunfire rings out near the presidential palace in Bissau on November 26, 2025 - Copyright AFP Patrick MEINHARDT Men flee the scene as gunfire ...

Military officials in Guinea-Bissau said they had seized "total control" of the coup-prone west African country Wednesday, arresting its president, closing its borders and suspending its electoral ...

The new military leader of Guinea-Bissau appointed an ally of the ousted president as prime minister yesterday, as international criticism grew of this week's coup. The military took "total control" ...

BISSAU - Streets were nearly deserted Thursday in the capital of Guinea-Bissau, with the announcement of election results thwarted by the military seizing power, arresting the president and closing ...

Guinea-Bissau’s junta leader General Horta N’Tam has been promoted to the rank of major general — the highest in the country’s armed forces, according to a decree he signed and published himself on ...

Guinea-Bissau President Jose Mario Vaz on Saturday appointed Aristide Gomes as prime minister, ending a political deadlock that dragged on since legislative elections in May. Vaz had so far refused to ...

Corruption, instability and poverty have opened the door to powerful narcotics traffickers in Guinea-Bissau, where the military justified this week's coup by alleging "drug barons" were plotting ...

Soldiers patrolled the area around the presidential palace in Bissau, and a few people were seen walking along the main road leading to the building, where heavy gunfire rang out the previous day.