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Turkey's Erdogan cuts short Africa trip for virtual NATO meeting

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan cancelled a planned trip to Guinea-Bissau and is returning home from Africa early to participate in an online meeting with NATO leaders, his office said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Turkey's Erdogan continues his tour of West Africa, with security and investment on the agenda

Turkey's latest diplomatic drive in Africa continues to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau, after several bilateral cooperation agreements were signed between Kinshasa and Ankara during a brief visit by Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the DRC on Sunday.

Radio France Internationale

Why West Africa has had so many coups and how to prevent more

West Africa’s latest successful coup, in Burkina Faso on 24 January 2022, has renewed unease about coups “returning” and democracies “dying” in Africa. The recent attempt in Guinea-Bissau, too, recalled the first decades after independence, when coups were rampant.

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Failed coup puts spotlight back on Guinea-Bissau's role in cocaine trade

In October, President Umaro Sissoco Embalo told French radio that drug trafficking and corruption were over in Guinea-Bissau, a country that has struggled to shake off its reputation as a "narco state" of West Africa.

Reuters

Guinea-Bissau president says former drug traffickers behind failed coup

Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said on Thursday that three people previously arrested by U.S. authorities for drug trafficking were behind an attempted coup last week.

Reuters

Radio journalist attacked in Guinea-Bissau after failed coup

A journalist in Guinea-Bissau was attacked at home by men with AK-47 rifles on Tuesday night, a day after the radio station where he works was ransacked, said a witness and a colleague.

Reuters

Coups are all the rage again in beleaguered Africa

Military coups are back in fashion in Africa. There have been over 200 attempted coups in the continent since 1960, about half of them successful, but in the past two decades they had dropped to only two a year. Last year saw six, however, and there have been two already…

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Guinea-Bissau government says coup attempt aimed to kill president

The attackers in a failed coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau this week intended to assassinate the president and were part of a well-funded and tightly planned plot, the government has said.

Reuters

Several killed in failed coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau

In tonight's edition: At least 11 people are killed in a failed coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau. An investigation is launched into the armed attack. Meanwhile in DR Congo, dozens of displaced people are killed in a machete attack on a refugee camp in Ituri province. Plus, US sanctions are still…

France 24

Guinea-Bissau launches major probe into foiled coup

Bissau (AFP) - Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday launched a major investigation into a foiled attempt to overthrow President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, who survived a gun attack in the uprising that claimed 11 lives, according to the government of the West African nation.

AFP

Six killed in failed coup in Guinea-Bissau

At least six people were killed in a failed attempt to overthrow Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, state radio said on Wednesday, as residents of the capital cautiously returned to daily life.

Reuters

Guinea-Bissau’s ‘attempted coup’: What you need to know

Who could be behind an attack in Guinea-Bissau and what are the implications in a region increasingly beset by coups?

Al Jazeera

Guinea-Bissau president: Failed coup may have been linked to drug trade

Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo survived an attempted coup on Tuesday but said many members of the security forces had been killed repelling an attack on democracy that may have been linked to drug trafficking.

Reuters

Guinea-Bissau coup attempt: President says situation 'under control'

In tonight's edition: Guinea-Bissau's president says the situation is back under control after an attempted coup in the country. Earlier in the day, gunfire was heard at the presidential palace. Also, South Africa is coming out of its fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, with schools set to reopen. And…

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G.Bissau president says survived deadly coup bid, situation 'under control'

Bissau (AFP) - Guinea-Bissau's president on Tuesday said he survived heavy fire for five hours during an attempted coup which he claimed killed or injured many people in the unstable west African country.

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G.Bissau president says situation 'under control' after deadly coup bid

Bissau (AFP) - Guinea-Bissau's president on Tuesday said the government had the situation "under control" in the unstable west African country after an attempted coup in which he claimed many people had been killed or injured.

The Guardian - UK

Guinea-Bissau under control, president says, after feared coup attempt

Heavily armed men and gunfire reported near government offices but statement says attack against democracy failed

Radio France Internationale

Guinea-Bissau's President Embalo says several people were injured or killed in failed coup bid

Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said late Tuesday that people had been seriously injured or had died in a failed coup in the West African nation.

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The Independent UK

Heavy gunfire heard near Guinea-Bissau's Government Palace

Witnesses say they fear another coup attempt is underway in the West African nation of Guinea-Bissau

Reuters

Recent coups in West and Central Africa

An attempted coup was believed to be underway in Guinea-Bissau on Tuesday. The identity of the assailants and the status of President Umaro Sissoco Embalo were not immediately clear.

Al Jazeera

Guinea-Bissau coup: President Umaro says deadly attempt thwarted

President says five hour attack on the government palace was a ‘failed attack against democracy’.

France 24

Guinea-Bissau president says many dead after 'failed attack against democracy'

President Umaro Sissoco Embalo of Guinea-Bissau on Tuesday said he survived heavy fire for five hours during an attempted coup which he claimed killed or injured many people in the unstable West African country.

Asharq Al-Awsat

AFCON 2022: Egypt Beat Neighbors Sudan 1-0

Seven-time champions Egypt clinched a place in the Africa Cup of Nations last 16 on Wednesday by defeating neighbor Sudan 1-0, a result which sent five other countries including Ivory Coast through as well. Nigeria finished Group D with a third successive win as they beat Guinea-Bissau 2-0, leaving runners-up…

Evening Standard

Guinea-Bissau 0-2 Nigeria: Super Eagles march into last 16 as perfect AFCON record continues

Nigeria go into the knockout stages of the Africa Cup of Nations full of confidence after a 2-0 win over Guinea-Bissau kept their perfect run going.

France 24

As it happened: Nigeria impress once more with 2-0 win over Guinea-Bissau

After swatting aside Mo Salah’s Egypt, then Sudan, Nigeria entrenched their status as top contenders to win the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations with a confident 2-0 victory over Guinea-Bissau.

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