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latest news & developmentsGuinea-Bissau holds run-off vote for new president
Voters in Guinea-Bissau have cast ballots for a new president, hoping to elect someone who can bring peace and stability to their impoverished nation.
Guinea-Bissau presidential vote goes to run-off
Guinea-Bissau’s election will go to a second round after Sunday’s vote failed to produce a clear winner, the electoral commission said on Thursday.
EU: Guinea-Bissau vote ‘free and transparent’
A presidential election in Guinea-Bissau to replace murdered head of state Joao Bernardo Vieira was ”free and transparent”, the EU said on Wednesday.
Guinea-Bissau ex-leader ‘attacked by gunmen in uniform’
A former Guinea-Bissau prime minister, Jose Fadul, said on Wednesday he was beaten up by men in uniform at his home.
Guinea-Bissau to hold elections for new president in June
Political parties in Guinea-Bissau agreed on Tuesday to hold elections on June 28 to replace the country’s assassinated president.
‘You can’t just kill a president like a dog’
The blood-soaked kitchen where Guinea-Bissau’s president was brutally murdered is littered with broken glass, bullet casings and a rusted machete.
A grisly end to a career that began with promise
Nino Vieira, the president of Guinea-Bissau who was shot dead aged 69 in the capital on Monday, was one of the most plotted against of African leaders
Guinea-Bissau to swear in speaker as president
Guinea-Bissau’s National Assembly speaker Raimundo Pereira will take oath as interim head of state on Tuesday afternoon.
Envoys in Guinea-Bissau to head off possible coup
African and Portuguese-speaking envoys flew to Guinea-Bissau on Tuesday to head off a possible coup after the president and army chief were killed.
Unrest feared after Guinea-Bissau president’s killing
The African Union and former colonial power Portugal on Monday led calls condemning the assassination of Guinea-Bissau’s leader Joao Bernardo Vieira.
Guinea-Bissau president assassinated
Guinea-Bissau soldiers gunned down veteran President Joao Bernardo Vieira as he fled his home early on Monday, a military spokesperson said.
Gunfire in Bissau after armed forces chief killed
Automatic gunfire and the crump of heavier explosions rang out in Guinea-Bissau’s capital Bissau early on Monday, a Reuters witness said.
Bissau soldiers attack president’s home after poll
Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau attacked the home of President Joao Bernardo ”Nino” Vieira early on Sunday a day after election results were announced.
The people must eat, says new Guinea-Bissau leader
Guinea-Bissau’s newly appointed Prime Minister on Tuesday declared that national reconciliation will be his main aim in office. ”Our society is divided to the point of having…
Guinea-Bissau seeks way out of coup-prone poverty
With its red-tiled roof and pink facade holed by rockets and bullets, Guinea-Bissau’s ruined presidential palace is a monument to the fratricidal conflict that has kept this tiny…