Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has been arrested by armed men, government sources told the BBC after gunfire ...

Shots have been heard around the electoral commission, with the outgoing president saying he has been arrested.

A group of military officers say they have seized control of Guinea-Bissau amid reports that the president, Umaro Sissoco ...

The military announced on Wednesday it had taken over the West African nation. Later, the opposition leader accused the ...

Tension has been noted in Guinea-Bissau after reports emerged that a coup had happened and the president, Umaro Embalo, was ...

A group of army officers said they had seized power in coup-prone Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday, on the eve of the expected announcement of results from a hotly contested presidential election.

On Wednesday, a group of soldiers seized power by force in Guinea-Bissau. The parliamentary and presidential elections held on Sunday were suspended before the results could even be announced. But who ...

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