Portugal announced that it was sending two warships and a military plane to Guinea-Bissau to evacuate its citizens, though coup leaders here apparently saw it as a threat, prompting them to close ...

Agents confiscated 78 bales of drugs that were smuggled in on a Gulfstream IV aircraft during a raid on Saturday afternoon at Bissau's Osvaldo Vieira International Airport, the police said in a ...

Ecowas deployed troops to Guinea-Bissau in June 2022 to help stabilize the country after a failed coup earlier that year. The bloc announced the deployment of the force days after Embalo survived ...

Off West Africa's coast is an under-the-radar archipelago with a rich culture, filled with unique wildlife, pristine beaches, ...

Guinea-Bissau police made two of their largest ever cocaine seizures last year, including a 1.8 tonne haul in September. In April, a court convicted 12 people of smuggling the drugs, but the two ...

Guinea-Bissau, the West African country taken over by its military in April, now appears to be a place where drug trafficking is approved at the top, drug trade experts say. By Adam Nossiter ...

Guinea-Bissau's opposition has vowed to bring the West African country to a standstill on Thursday in a dispute over when the five-year mandate of President Umaro Sissoco Embalo expires.