Prime Minister of Guinea Bissau, Carlos Gomes Junior Declares Candidacy in the March Presidential Election

The Prime Minister of Guinea Bissau, Carlos Gomes Junior, on Tuesday declared his candidacy in the country’s presidential election slated for March 18 this year. How People Arrived Here: carlos gomes junior 18 march 2012, Carlos Gomes Júnior elections...

Possibilities And Pitfalls Following Guinea Bissau President’s Death

The death of Guinea-Bissau President Malam Bacai Sanha on January 9 from health complications could either perpetuate the instability that has long plagued the country, or provide an opportunity for political parties to negotiate a smooth, constitutional...

President of Guinea Bissau Calls for End to Coups

The Bissau Guinean head of state, Malam Bacai Sanha has announced, the end of “plotted coups,” while calling on the army to help “restore peace and stability in the country, as well as in the sub-region.” “Our army must help restore peace and...

Opposition Party in Guinea-Bissau Challenges Election Results

Guinea’ Party of Social Renovation (PRS) has refused to accept the results of the November 16 elections announced last week by the National Electoral Commission (CNE) chairman Aladji Malam Mane.

Bissau Leaders Say Will Explain About the Mutiny After Forming Government

The head of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), Carlos Gomes Junior, who won the 16 November parliamentary elections in Guinea-Bissau, has promised to shed light on Sunday night’s mutiny in Bissau.