Guinea-Bissau will vote on Sunday to elect a new president in an election held amid political and ethnic tensions.

Guinea-Bissau began voting on Sunday as President Umaro Sissoco Embalo seeks a second term in the West African nation, which has endured multiple coups.

Coup-prone Guinea-Bissau holds elections on Sunday, with President Umaro Sissoco Embalo trying to become the first leader in three decades to make it through to a second consecutive term in the West ...

Guinea’s bauxite deposits are the largest in the world, drawing business leaders to the West African country in search of ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A mission by a West African regional bloc sent to Guinea-Bissau to resolve a dispute over elections there has left the country, following threats by President Umaro Sissoco ...

CONAKRY, GuineaCONAKRY, Guinea — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived Monday in Guinea on his latest visit to West Africa, where coups and growing discontent with traditional allies like ...

Guinea-Conakry, long known as one of the world's leading bauxite exporters with nearly 100 million tons shipped in the first half of 2025, is now positioning itself as an emerging player in West ...

CONAKRY, GuineaCONAKRY, Guinea — Residents in Guinea’s capital on Tuesday woke up to rising costs of transportation after authorities closed gas stations as a major explosion and ensuing fire left ...

On the second day of the Transform Africa Summit 2025, held under the theme “AI for Africa: Innovate Locally, Impact Globally,” Guinea moved from being an exemplary host to taking the lead in driving ...

Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo enters a hall during his meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Yury Kochetkov/Pool ...