Underneath a ridge in the southern highlands of Guinea, a west African country of 14m people, lies one of the world’s biggest deposits of iron ore. Mining of the 3bn-tonne deposit, which would be ...

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — A delegation from the West African regional bloc known as ECOWAS arrived in Guinea-Bissau on Monday for mediation talks with the leaders of a coup over the “complete ...

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau – A delegation from the West African regional bloc known as ECOWAS arrived in Guinea-Bissau on Monday for mediation talks with the leaders of a coup over the “complete ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — In West Africa’s latest military takeover, soldiers in Guinea-Bissau followed up a disputed presidential election by seizing power last week in what some critics allege was a ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The African Union suspended Guinea-Bissau following a military coup, saying it won’t tolerate unconstitutional changes. In a resolution adopted by the AU Peace and Security ...

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appeared on state television Wednesday saying they have seized power in the country, following reports of gunshots near the presidential palace, ...

The opposition has accused the president of putting a general in charge of the government so that he could stay in power and lead by proxy. By Saikou Jammeh and Ruth Maclean Reporting from Dakar, ...

The self-styled “High Military Command for the Restoration of Order” announced in a televised statement on Wednesday that they had ousted Embalo. They said the move came in response to a ...

Military forces ousted Guinea-Bissau's president and halted the country's electoral process this week before installing a general on Thursday to lead the country. With the motive for the coup not yet ...