Vol 55 No 25 | GUINEA BISSAU Treading softly 19th December 2014 Prime Minister Domingos Simões Pereira's government is consolidating power and purging politicians and officials connected to the old regime. Efforts to restore the rule of law and prevent...
Vol 55 No 19 | GUINEA BISSAU Saying no to the narco-state 25th September 2014 A new civilian government is trying to guide the country back to legality, handling the military carefully and promising no prosecutions No elected government has yet served out a full term but Prime Minister Domingos Simões Pereira has formed a broad coalition to get Guinea Bissau back on the...
Vol 55 No 8 | GUINEA BISSAU The civilians may be back 15th April 2014 Well conducted and fair elections last Monday will help restore civil society. Then comes the far greater challenge of reining in the military The positive verdict on the conduct of the elections and the high turnout are but the first steps on a tricky road back to the rule of law...
Vol 55 No 5 | GUINEA BISSAU Resuscitating democracy 7th March 2014 Soldiers and politicians compromised by their drugs activities are having trouble preventing a return to democracy The much-postponed general elections are now scheduled for 16 April but there is little chance of resolving the political crisis or even that the polls will take place...
