Guinea-Bissau News

Nairobi - As world attention remains riveted on the US political campaigns and their implications for the Obama presidency, many may forget that in Africa there will be major tests for democracy this year.

Leaders from the 15 states in West Africa's regional body will meet in Abuja next week for talks on regional security, including a rise in piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, the bloc said Friday.

The fact that Africa is rich in natural resources has in the past been its own Achilles heel, we all know there's plenty of oil to be found in central and north Africa.

Guinea Bissau's main political party has endorsed the candidacy of the care-taker premier for the March 18 presidential poll.

After fighting for Qaddafi as he struggled to stay in power, Tuaregs helped themselves to sophisticated weaponry before returning to Mali Youths protest in front of national television headquarters in Bamako, Mali, on Thursday.

In life, he delighted in fomenting insurgencies in the African nations to the south.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today condemned the use of force to settle differences in Guinea-Bissau and called for the respect of the lawful civilian authorities in the West African country.

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Following the lobbying efforts of the Organization of Islamic Co-operation , resolution 16/18 was agreed by the United Nations.

An International Monetary Fund mission led by Mr. Paulo Drummond visited Guinea-Bissau during January 18-24, 2012.

The successful resistance of the Bissau-Guinean authorities to an attempted coup on 26 December 2011 is encouraging.

Mr Paisley was appointed by the international community to bring his expertise and experience from the Northern Ireland Peace Process to the troubled West African nation.

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Political stability is taking root in West Africa, a senior United Nations envoy told the Security Council today, cautioning, however, that progress remains tenuous and could be undermined by developments such the presence of an extremist group in Nigeria or the recent disturbances in Guinea-Bissau where soldiers reportedly tried to seize weapons.

Malam Bacai SanhA , who has died aged 64 after suffering from diabetes, was the president of Guinea-Bissau and one of the stalwarts in his country's struggle for liberation.

Armed soldiers stand guard next to coffin of Guinea-Bissau's President Malam Bacai Sanha in the national assembly in Bissau Veteran: Thousands attended an official ceremony on Monday for Turkish Cypriot veteran nationalist leader Rauf Denktash who died after a long illness.