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 and democracy (AC Vol 55 No 5, Resuscitat...
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 on time. Thi...
Vol 54 No 19 | GUINEA BISSAU The unforgiven 19th September 2013 To the relief of many seeking a restoration of democracy, law and order, on 10 September parliament failed to pass a law granting amnesty to the leaders of the April 2012 coup. For...
Vol 54 No 10 | GUINEA BISSAU All at sea over drugs 10th May 2013 Panic envelops the political and military elites amid US anti-drug operations and ECOWAS feels exposed by its support for the government Top politicians and military officers are nervously looking over their shoulders after the detention of former navy chief José Américo Bubo Na Tchuto and the indictment of Army Chi...
Vol 54 No 8 | GUINEA BISSAU Admiral of the white 12th April 2013 In a sting operation off the coast of Cape Verde on 2 April, United States agents arrested the former head of the Navy, Vice-Admiral José Américo Bubo Na Tchuto, and other Guinea B...
Vol 53 No 22 | GUINEA BISSAU Was it a coup? 2nd November 2012 A small, apparently unorganised, armed group attacked Bra air force base near Bissau on 21 October and troops killed six men. The transitional government promptly (but without evid...
Vol 53 No 20 | GUINEA BISSAU Un-persons 5th October 2012 Guinea-Bissau’s appearance at the United Nations normally attracts no fanfare but this year there was much anticipation when its interim President, Raimundo Pereira, overthrown in...
Vol 53 No 10 | GUINEA BISSAU More time for the junta 11th May 2012 The Economic Community of West African States has given the confused military junta twelve months to ease itself from power. However, the United Nations is holding out for an immed...
Vol 53 No 9 | GUINEA BISSAU Return of the narco-state 27th April 2012 The coup appears to be the work of the same officers who were involved in previous seizures of power and drug smuggling The military coup of 12 April was the culmination of a steady rise in tension and political instability over several weeks. An alliance, possibly temporary, of ex-President Kumba Y...
Vol 53 No 6 | GUINEA BISSAU Gomes in the lead 16th March 2012 On 18 March, Guinea Bissau chooses a successor to the late President Malam Bacai Sanhá, who died in harness on 9 January.
