Guinea-Bissau

Nigeria's Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualification campaign has suddenly taken an uncomfortable turn, following a damaging 3-0 defeat to Guinea-Bissau on Tuesday.

Nigeria suffered a major setback in their bid to qualify for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday after Guinea-Bissau handed the Super Eagles a 3-0 defeat in 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...