### [2012-10-21](/feed/2012/10/21/index.md)

##### Guinea-Bissau
# A firefight in Guinea-Bissau kills six people. 




### Sources:

1. [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-20022211)

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1. [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. ](/feed/2023/10/18/guinea-bissau-s-capital-bissau-experiences-a-major-blackout-after-turkish-energy-firm-karpowership-suspends-the-supply-o.md) _Context: Guinea-Bissau_
2. [Geraldo Martins is appointed as the prime minister of Guinea-Bissau. ](/feed/2023/08/8/geraldo-martins-is-appointed-as-the-prime-minister-of-guinea-bissau.md) _Context: Guinea-Bissau_
3. [Guinea-Bissau suspends the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine until May amid safety concerns regarding the vaccine, including fears about blood clots. ](/feed/2021/03/16/guinea-bissau-suspends-the-use-of-the-oxford-astrazeneca-vaccine-until-may-amid-safety-concerns-regarding-the-vaccine-i.md) _Context: Guinea-Bissau_
4. [The World Health Organization asks six African countries (Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, and Liberia) to be on the alert for possible Ebola outbreaks after Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo reported new cases that signaled a resurgence of the outbreak. ](/feed/2021/02/16/the-world-health-organization-asks-six-african-countries-senegal-guinea-bissau-mali-ivory-coast-sierra-leone-and-l.md) _Context: Guinea-Bissau_
5. [The latest presidential election in Guinea-Bissau has to go into a second round on December 29 as no candidate managed to win more than 50% of the votes during the first round. The second round will be a run-off between Domingos Simões Pereira and Umaro Sissoco Embaló while incumbent president José Mário Vaz was eliminated from the race. ](/feed/2019/11/27/the-latest-presidential-election-in-guinea-bissau-has-to-go-into-a-second-round-on-december-29-as-no-candidate-managed-t.md) _Context: Guinea-Bissau_
6. [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. ](/feed/2019/11/9/president-of-sierra-leone-julius-maada-bio-calls-for-urgent-action-on-guinea-bissau-to-avoid-a-civil-war-he-makes-the.md) _Context: Guinea-Bissau_
7. [The Economic Community of West African States condemns the election plan of the military junta which seized power in Guinea-Bissau. ](/feed/2012/04/20/the-economic-community-of-west-african-states-condemns-the-election-plan-of-the-military-junta-which-seized-power-in-gui.md) _Context: Guinea-Bissau_
8. [The Economic Community of West African States condemns an apparent coup d'état in Guinea-Bissau. ](/feed/2012/04/13/the-economic-community-of-west-african-states-condemns-an-apparent-coup-d-etat-in-guinea-bissau.md) _Context: Guinea-Bissau_
9. [President Malam Bacai Sanhá of Guinea-Bissau dies at the age of 64 while undergoing treatment for an unknown ailment in Paris. ](/feed/2012/01/9/president-malam-bacai-sanha-of-guinea-bissau-dies-at-the-age-of-64-while-undergoing-treatment-for-an-unknown-ailment-in.md) _Context: Guinea-Bissau_
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