BISSAU, Guinea Bissau (AP) — A group of military officers was arrested in Guinea-Bissau this week for allegedly planning a coup, according to a statement from the armed forces Friday. The alleged coup ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Military officials in the small West African nation of Guinea-Bissau have announced a new leader one day after seizing power in a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Successful coups in West Africa and the Sahel region since 2020. Guinea-Bissau’s latest coup — the fifth successful one since ...

Colonel Mamady Doumbouya (c), seen here on September 17, was sworn in as Guinea’s interim president – Copyright AFP/File Sai Aung Main Colonel Mamady Doumbouya ...

Guinea Bissau's army chief of staff Antonio Indjai sits after a news conference at military headquarters in the capital Bissau, March 19, 2012. Guinea Bissau's former head of military intelligence, ...

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau on Thursday announced a new junta leader, cementing a forceful takeover of power that began after a disputed presidential election, in what the main ...

Guinea-Bissau has had nine attempted coups and five successful ones since its independence in September 1973. Salah Ben Hammou, a researcher with a focus on the politics of military coups, explains ...

DAKAR, Senegal — The president of Guinea-Bissau spent years building a political network that stretched from West Africa to Paris and beyond. This year alone, he was hosted at the White House and the ...

BISSAU, April 17, Reuters - The African Union (AU) suspended Guinea-Bissau on Tuesday over last week's coup, adding to pressure on military chiefs who said they were ready to restore power to ...