Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appeared on state television Wednesday claiming they had seized control of the country, following reports of gunfire near the presidential palace just three days after national elections. President Umaro Sissoco Embaló told French media he had been deposed and detained. Th»»»

Bissau: Military officials in Guinea-Bissau said they had seized “total control” of the coup-prone west African country Wednesday, arresting its president, closing its borders and suspending its electoral process three days after general elections. Heavy gunfire rang out near the presidential palac»»»

DAKAR - West Africa's ECOWAS and African Union observers on Wednesday expressed concern over the military takeover in Guinea-Bissau and the arrests of election officials, a joint statement issued by the organizations said. A group of army officers said earlier on Wednesday they had seized power in »»»

A long-running border dispute between Sierra Leone and Guinea has flared again, after a military incident forced villagers to flee and reignited diplomatic tensions between the two West African neighbours. On 28 April, Guinean soldiers fired three shots in the air as they attempted to enter the ..»»»