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Guinea Bissau News
Amnesty Int’l on “increasing repression” in Guinea Bissau
April 18, 2012Amnesty International has spoken of “increasing repression" amid last Thursday's military coup in Guinea Bissau.
In a statement, Amnesty said “growing restrictions on protesters, the media and freedom of movement are fuelling fear and insecurity in the wake of the military coup in Guinea Bissau.”ECOWAS encountering another military junta
April 15, 2012The stage is set for ECOWAS encounter with another military junta, as a delegation from the sub-regional bloc arrives in Guinea Bissau on Monday, after the new military junta on Sunday announced the formation of a National Transitional Council (NTC).
UN Security Council condemns coup in Guinea Bissau
April 14, 2012Amid the precarious situation in Guinea Bissau, UN Secrtary General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council have strongly condemned the military coup in the West African country and demanded immediate return to constitutional order.
5 Guinea Bissau candidates claim poll fraud
March 21, 2012Five of Guinea Bissau’s nine presidential candidates are claiming there was fraud in last Sunday’s election, with the official results expected to be announced on Thursday.
ECOWAS hails Bissau poll, says ‘no irregular’ incidents
March 20, 2012The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has lauded the conduct of Sunday's presidential election in Guinea Bissau, noting there were 'no major incidents to render the voting process irregular'.
UN Sec General urges peaceful poll in Guinea Bissau
March 17, 2012UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appealed to the government, political parties, civil society and all citizens in Guinea Bissau to ensure that the poll takes place in a peaceful, orderly and transparent manner on Sunday.
UN, INTERPOL to work on drugs, weapons in West Africa
February 13, 2012A top United Nations official and the Secretary General of International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), Ronald Noble, have agreed to work jointly against transnational crimes in West Africa.
UN: Polls for new G. Bissau Prexy very unlikely in 2 months
January 14, 2012The UN Special Representative to Guinea Bissau Josef Mutaboba has said it would be very difficult for that country to organize an anticipated presidential election in two months, after the death of the Président Malam Bacai Sanha.
Guinea Bissau President dies at 64
January 9, 2012Guinea Bissau’s President Malan Bacai Sahna is dead.He was 64.
His death comes after a protracted illness.
AU Chair Urges Dialogue in Guinea Bissau
December 29, 2011The African Union Commission chairperson, Jean Ping, has urged Bissau Guineans to stop the culture of violence and embrace dialogue to resolve the country’s political problems.
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