Sources: BBC
Guinea-Bissau's capital Bissau experiences a major blackout after Turkish energy firm Karpowership suspends the supply of electricity to the city over an unpaid bill of at least US$15m. The Guinea-Bissauan government says that the outstanding amount will be paid within 15 days. 2023-10-18
A coup attempt is made in Guinea-Bissau. President Umaro Sissoco Embaló says that "many" members of the security forces have been killed in a "failed attack against democracy" as both the African Union and ECOWAS condemn the attempted coup. 2022-02-1
The first COVID-19 cases are confirmed in Mali and Guinea-Bissau. 2020-03-25
Citizens of Guinea-Bissau head to the polls in the second round of the country's latest presidential election. 2019-12-29
President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio calls for urgent action on Guinea-Bissau to "avoid a civil war". He makes the statement before the Chairman of ECOWAS, Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou. 2019-11-9
Arms trader Jacques Monsieur is to defend himself again at a Brussels court against accusations of arms trafficking to Libya, Chad, Guinea-Bissau, Pakistan and Iran between 2006 and 2009. 2017-04-21
Former Guinea-Bissau Finance Minister José Mário Vaz is elected President of Guinea-Bissau. 2014-05-21
Guinea-Bissau is suspended from the African Union one week after a coup d'état. 2012-04-17
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
Guinea-Bissau's chief of staff and Prime Minister Carlos Domingos Gomes Júnior are "seized" as national radio broadcasts are replaced by military music. 2010-04-1