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Nigerian troops begin training for deployment in Guinea Bissau
Guinea-Bissau  | 9/5/2012 12:45:59 AM Nigerian troops have embarked on training at the Army Peackeeping Center in northern Kaduna State pending their deployment to restore peace in Guinea Bissau, Minister of State for Defense Olusola Obada said Tuesday.

Guinea-Bissau's parliament, parties, junta sign agreement to end crisis
Guinea-Bissau  | 5/21/2012 3:08:04 PM Guinea-Bissau's Parliament, 25 political parties and the military junta that carried out the April 12 coup d'etat, on Sunday signed an agreement to end the political crisis, and put in place a new national electoral commission, an official source said.

Members of Guinea-Bissau's former ruling party prohibited from leaving country
Guinea-Bissau  | 5/16/2012 12:58:23 PM Some 58 leaders and supporters of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), which was in power in Guinea-Bissau before the April 12 coup d'etat, have been banned from travelling outside the national territory, a statement from the military leaders who carried out the coup d'etat said on Tuesday.

ECOWAS Hopeful Of UN Backing Over Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau  | 5/6/2012 11:15:21 PM A senior official of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called for United Nations support as the Security Council deliberates on the situation in Guinea-Bissau Monday.

Guinea-Bissau Junta Seeks New 'Constitutional Arrangements'
Guinea-Bissau  | 4/17/2012 10:17:51 PM Guinea-Bissau's military junta says it wants to work out a new "constitutional arrangement" for the country, defying international demands for the current constitution to be restored.

AU suspends Guinea-Bissau from membership, demands immediate release of Acting President
Guinea-Bissau  | 4/17/2012 10:13:17 PM Rejecting the military coup perpetrated by the army two weeks ahead of second round presidential election in Guinea-Bissau, the African Union (AU) on Tuesday suspended the west African nation from membership.

ECOWAS delegation to meet with Guinea Bissau's military junta
Guinea-Bissau  | 4/16/2012 7:37:45 AM An Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) delegation is due to arrive Guinea Bissau Monday to meet and deliver a special message from its chairman to the military junta, reiterating its principled position of rejecting the unconstitutional take-over of power, a statement by the regional bloc has said.

Guinea-Bissau warns of military response to violation of closed air, sea space
Guinea-Bissau  | 4/16/2012 7:36:52 AM Guinea-Bissau's military chiefs warned on Monday that any violations of the country's closed air and sea space will be met with a military response, media quoted a statement as saying.

Guinea Bissau's military announces it has taken over gov't
Guinea-Bissau  | 4/13/2012 8:54:54 AM Guinea Bissau's military announced, through a statement broadcast on the national radio on Thursday night, that it had taken over control of government.

Guinea-Bissau to hold presidential run-off on April 22
Guinea-Bissau  | 3/29/2012 12:50:43 PM Guinea-Bissau's National Electoral Commission (CNE) on Wednesday said that the West African nation's presidential run-off will be held on April 22.

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G/Bissau phosphate mining company resumes operations
Guinea-Bissau  | 5/4/2009 12:49:06 PM The Bissau-Guinean phosphate mining company resumed its exploration and mining operations last weekend in northern Farim, after a nine-month suspension following the divergence with the previous regime, the Natural Resources Minister, Oscar Barbosa, told APA on Monday

 
 
 
Nigerian troops begin training for deployment in Guinea Bissau
Guinea-Bissau  | 9/5/2012 12:45:59 AM Nigerian troops have embarked on training at the Army Peackeeping Center in northern Kaduna State pending their deployment to restore peace in Guinea Bissau, Minister of State for Defense Olusola Obada said Tuesday.
Guinea-Bissau holds state funeral for late president
Guinea-Bissau  | 1/16/2012 12:19:11 PM The funeral of Guinea-Bissau's late president Malam Bacai Sanha was held on Sunday in the capital Bissau.
Troops Fire Weapons in Guinea Bissau Capital
Guinea-Bissau  | 12/26/2011 11:39:53 AM There is a heavy military presence in Guinea Bissau's capital after reports that factions within the military opened fire, prompting the prime minister to seek refuge in a foreign embassy.
G.Bissau president leaves Dakar hospital: source
Guinea-Bissau  | 9/9/2011 7:35:52 AM Guinea Bissau's President Malam Bacai Sanha has left a Dakar hospital and will soon return home, an official source in Senegal said Thursday.
G/Bissau to hold national conference to reconcile citizens
Guinea-Bissau  | 8/19/2009 12:37:09 PM A national conference to reconcile the people of Guinea-Bissau is slated to kick off on 24 September, the date of the commemoration of the country's independence, to end on January 20, a day dedicated to national heroes," the National Assembly interim Speaker, Sherifo Nhamadjo, said on Tuesday.
 
AU suspends Guinea-Bissau from membership, demands immediate release of Acting President
Guinea-Bissau  | 4/17/2012 10:13:17 PM Rejecting the military coup perpetrated by the army two weeks ahead of second round presidential election in Guinea-Bissau, the African Union (AU) on Tuesday suspended the west African nation from membership.
ECOWAS delegation to meet with Guinea Bissau's military junta
Guinea-Bissau  | 4/16/2012 7:37:45 AM An Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) delegation is due to arrive Guinea Bissau Monday to meet and deliver a special message from its chairman to the military junta, reiterating its principled position of rejecting the unconstitutional take-over of power, a statement by the regional bloc has said.
UN Urges Fair Elections in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau  | 1/14/2012 8:46:57 PM The U.N. Security Council is urging Guinea-Bissau to hold free and fair elections in a timely manner, following the death of President Malam Bacai Sanha early this week.
Bissau-Guinean artist expresses pessimism about United States of Africa
Guinea-Bissau  | 12/14/2010 11:08:25 PM Bissau-Guinean artist painter Nù Barreto said, as part of the ongoing 3rd World Festival of Black Arts being staged in Dakar from 10 to 31 December, that he was pessimistic to see one day the United States of Africa project come true.
EU to end Guinea-Bissau security mission
Guinea-Bissau  | 8/4/2010 12:40:00 AM BISSAU - The EU says it will end its mission to reform Guinea-Bissau's security forces next month because law and order has deteriorated in the West African state.
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