Guinea-Bissau News

Illegal drugs trafficking is no longer the biggest threat to stability and human security in West Africa, according to a report released by the United Nations drugs and crime body.

Bissau, Jul 9 Medical students in Guinea Bissau will send a message to US President Barack Obama demanding the release of the antiterrorist Cuban Five unjustly held in US prisons more than 10 years ago.

By Anupreeta Das United Nations - Three UN bodies and Interpol have teamed up to fight smuggling and organised crime in West Africa where it is corrupting governments, aiding insurgents and polluting the environment.

Relief that Guinea-Bissau managed a peaceful vote to replace its slain leader is being quickly replaced by fears of a turbulent run-off between two candidates unlikely to offer the nation a desperately-needed fresh start.

Guinea-Bissau is a nation known around the world for political killings, drug trafficking and crippling poverty.

Guinea-Bissau will hold the presidential run-off on July 26, the election commission said on Saturday.

Guinea Bissau will vote in a second round of presidential elections. This was announced by the independent electoral Commission which made public the results of the first round held on 28 June .

The presidential election in Guinea-Bissau will go to a second round after Sunday's vote failed to produce a clear winner, the electoral commission said on Thursday.

African leaders are holding a summit on July1-3 in the Libyan port city Sirte amid a grave challenge being posed by a series of military coups and coup attempts over the past months.

Africa's conflicts took a back seat on Tuesday to a surprise visit by Iran's hardline president and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's drive to create an "African government" ahead of a continental summit.

Bissau - A presidential election in Guinea-Bissau to replace murdered head of state Joao Bernardo Vieira was "free and transparent," observers from the European Union announced on Wednesday.

Sirte, Libya - African leaders open a summit on Wednesday with a slate of conflicts demanding their attention, but are already distracted by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's drive to create an "African government". Gaddafi was elected president of the African Union in February, and the self-styled "king of kings" is using his term to press his ...

On the eve of 28 June presidential elections, the situation in Guinea Bissau appears calm, Fides learned from local Catholic sources in the capital Bissau.

Enthusiastic crowds poured into the streets of Guinea Bissau Friday as the nation entered the final evening of campaigning ahead of Sunday's crucial presidential vote.

Published: Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 5:10 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 5:10 a.m. BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau - First the general was blown up.

Guinea-Bissau, which holds a presidential election on Sunday, has suffered chronic instability since independence from Portugal in 1974.

Joao Bernardo Vieira Candidates in Guinea-Bissau wrap-up campaigning Friday in the nation's presidential election.

Two menacing dragon tattoos cover the arms of Adelino Da Costa. They represent, he says, honor and power.

Coup-prone Guinea-Bissau chooses a new leader Sunday in an election organized to replace slain president Joao Bernardo A NinoA Vieira, whose murder earlier this year cast doubt over the West African nation's fate.

The assassinations of the chief of defence staff, General Batista Tagme Na Wai, on 1 March 2009 and President Joao Bernardo Nino Vieira early the next day have plunged Guinea-Bissau into deep uncertainty.