Guinea-Bissau

December 03, (THEWILL) — The ECOWAS Parliament has condemned a recent military coup in Guinea-Bissau, describing it as an unacceptable assault on democracy and a grave threat to regional and global stability. The Speaker of the Parliament, Memounatou Ibrahima,...

December 01, (THEWILL) — The Federal Government of Nigeria has taken a decisive step to protect Fernando Dia Da Costa, an opposition presidential candidate in Guinea-Bissau’s November 2025 elections, by granting him refuge within the Nigerian Embassy in Bissau. In...

November 28, (THEWILL) — Former President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed the purported coup in Guinea-Bissau as an orchestrated political drama initiated by President Umaro Sissoco Embaló, insisting that the incident does not fit the character of a genuine military...

November 28, (THEWILL) — The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Guinea-Bissau from all its decision-making bodies following the November 26 military coup that disrupted the country’s electoral process. Military officers in Guinea-Bissau, on Wednesday, assumed...

November 28, (THEWILL) — Guinea-Bissau’s military authorities on Thursday appointed Major-General Horta N’Tam as transitional president, a day after soldiers ousted President Umaro Sissoco Embaló in a swift coup. The junta, calling itself the High Military Command for the Restoration...

November 27, (THEWILL) — The Federal Government of Nigeria has strongly condemned the military coup that toppled the democratically elected government of Guinea-Bissau, describing it as a serious threat to regional stability and democratic governance in West Africa. Military officers...

November 26, (THEWILL) — Military officers in Guinea-Bissau, on Wednesday, announced that they had assumed “total control” of the country, suspending its electoral process and shutting all borders. Gunfire was earlier heard near the presidential palace in the coup-prone West...

November 26, (THEWILL) — Guinea-Bissau was plunged into a new wave of political instability on Wednesday after armed military men arrested President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and several top government and military officials, following heavy gunfire near the presidential palace...

November 19, (THEWILL) - Mozambique clinched their berth in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations following a 2-1 triumph over Guinea-Bissau in their final Group I qualifier. The match played at Estadio 24 de Setembro in Bissau, witnessed a thrilling...

September 13, (THEWILL) – Guinea Bissau’s President, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, on Thursday, said he would not run for a second term in the nation’s elections scheduled for November 2024. Speaking at the end of a cabinet meeting on Thursday night,...