José Mário Vaz

In what most opponents of Guinea-Bissau's corrupt elite view as a serious blow the Supreme Court ruled on 14 July that the appointment of Baciro Djá as Prime Minister by President José Mário Vaz was lawful...

President José Mário Vaz's appointment of ruling party renegade Baciro Djá as Prime Minister on 27 May marks a tactical victory in the chronic conflict between the reform faction and the section of the political class wedded to the days of military rule...

Almost six months after President José Mario Vaz 'Jomav' sacked the popular Prime Minister Domingos Simões Pereira a deadly struggle for power grinds on...

The governmental crisis has rapidly become a constitutional crisis as the battle lines are drawn between supporters of President José Mário Vaz and those of the Prime Minister he dismissed Domingos Simões Pereira...

President José Mário Vaz appointed Pereira of the Partido Africano da Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde (PAIGC) after winning the presidential election in May last year (AC Vol 55 No 19 Saying no to the narco-state)...

The incident exposed the Minister's lack of knowledge of Guinea Bissau's sensitive borders and President José Mário Vaz quickly accepted his resignation...

May's election of José Mário Vaz as President of Guinea Bissau is unlikely to drastically change the military picture in Casamance (AC Vol 55 No 8 The civilians may be back)...

Former Finance Minister José Mário Vaz of the PAIGC is expected to take the lead in the presidential contest probably winning against Abel Incada the candidate of the Partido da Renovação Social (PRS)...

The Partido Africano da Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde is also divided but the PAIGC is the party most likely to win and it is backing Carlos Gomes Júnior's former Finance Minister José Mário Vaz...

Politicians from the ousted government of Carlos Gomes Júnior also attract speculation: Gomes and former Finance Minister José Mário Vaz are named...