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Authorities in Guinea-Bissau say that they have seized more than 2.6 tonnes of cocaine that was found on a plane arriving from Venezuela at Osvaldo Vieira International Airport in Bissau.
2024-09-9

Russia bans 81 media outlets from access inside the country, including Agence France-Presse and Politico, in retaliation for a European Union ban on Russian media outlets.
2024-06-25

Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin carry out a suicide attack at a Malian military base in Gao Region. An airport employee contacted by AFP reported an attack carried out using two car bombs, accompanied by a shooting.
2023-09-8

Geraldo Martins is appointed as the prime minister of Guinea-Bissau.
2023-08-8

Citizens of Guinea-Bissau head to the polls to vote for a new president amidst political turmoil.
2019-11-24

Twin suicide bombings in Kabul, Afghanistan, kill at least 25 people, including prominent Agence France-Presse photographer Shah Marai and three Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty journalists who were covering the first bombing. ISIL's Afghan branch claims responsibility.
2018-04-30

Former navy chief of Guinea-Bissau and suspected drug kingpin, Bubo Na Tchuto, is arrested in a United States-led sting operation off the coast of West Africa.
2013-04-4

Military leaders and a group of political parties in Guinea-Bissau announce the formation of a Transitional National Council after the recent coup; the acting president and prime minister remain in detention.
2012-04-16

The Economic Community of West African States condemns an apparent coup d'état in Guinea-Bissau.
2012-04-13

The European Union announces it will end its mission to reform security forces in Guinea-Bissau due to the deteriorating situation in the country.
2010-08-2