Guinea-Bissau Country Report - September 2026
By Iradj Ipaktchi Umaro Sissoco Embaló - seen here voting in Guinea-Bissau's presidential elections last month - is now in neighbouring Senegal (Credit: AFP via Getty Images) Guinea-Bissau Country Report September 2026 By Iradj Ipaktchi Intermittent political violence and decades of corruption in Guinea-Bissau increase the risk that authorities and powerful actors will persecute targeted groups. Guinea-Bissau won independence from Portugal in 1974. President Luis Cabral's Afr
Genocide Watch
Oct 29
West Africa Monthly Report: September 2026
September marked another turbulant period for West African countries.
Genocide Watch
Oct 27
Guinea-Bissau to delay elections following last year's coup
By Jessica Donati 8 October, 2026 Guinea-Bissau's Prime Minister Ilidio Vieira Te walks to the podium to address the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 25, 2026. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz. DAKAR, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Guinea-Bissau's presidential and legislative elections, scheduled for December 6, will have to be delayed, Prime Minister Ilídio Vieira Té told reporters on Thursday, though he did not set a new date for the vote. T
Guinea-Bissau military leaders bar ousted president's return
The military leaders of Guinea-Bissau have decided to block former President Umaro Sissoco Embalo from returning to the West African country, citing national security concerns and the need to preserve public order.
Reuters
Oct 2
