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Guinea Bissau president dissolves parliament in new political row

Disagreements centre around the immunity of opposition legislator Domingos Pereira who lost to the president in 2019.

Al Jazeera · May 17, 2022

Guinea-Bissau's president Embalo dissolves parliament, citing corruption

Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has dissolved the country's parliament, accusing deputies of corruption among other issues, he said on Monday.

Reuters · May 16, 2022

Analysis: In Guinea Bissau, April brings reminders of instability

In the tiny West African state, President Umaro Embalo faces an uphill task of reforms – and threats to his life.

Al Jazeera · Apr 21, 2022

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 · Feb 2, 2022

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 · Feb 2, 2022

Guinea Bissau president survives W. Africa's latest coup attempt

Cheering crowds welcomed Guinea Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo's election victory in 2020, but his opponents alleged fraud. When he was sworn in before the Supreme Court had ratified the vote, critics called it a coup.

Reuters · Feb 1, 2022

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.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 1, 2022

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.

Reuters · Feb 1, 2022

Guinea-Bissau coup: President Umaro says deadly attempt thwarted

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

Al Jazeera · Feb 1, 2022

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.

France 24 · Feb 1, 2022