Guinea-Bissau

The opposition has accused the president of putting a general in charge of the government so that he could stay in power and lead by proxy.

By Saikou Jammeh and Ruth Maclean

The military announced on Wednesday it had taken over the West African nation. Later, the opposition leader accused the incumbent president of staging the coup d’état to try to retain power.

By Ruth Maclean

The administration is aiming to strike deals to expand the United States’ access to critical minerals and to counter China’s rising influence in Africa.

By Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Ruth Maclean

Guinea-Bissau, where there are virtually no art galleries, no art schools and little government funding for the arts, has just staged its first biennale.

By Ricci Shryock

The Kremlin armed a generation of freedom fighters in Africa, like Joana Gomes, who helped Guinea-Bissau win liberation. So her decision to take Moscow’s side in its war with Ukraine was never in doubt.

By Ricci Shryock

Military leaders have taken power in five African countries in the last 18 months, but Guinea-Bissau — a small coastal nation no stranger to coups — appears to have just staved one off.

By Declan Walsh

The documentary digs up movies shot to document Guinea-Bissau’s war of independence from Portugal in the 1960s and ’70s.

By Ben Kenigsberg

Far from being a threat unique to the Western Hemisphere, the virus is endemic to Africa. But that’s not where resources are going.

By Patrick Adams and Cameron Nutt

In a move unthinkable not long ago, Parliament has voted to erect a statue of João Bernardo Vieira, a tempestuous leader whose killing is unsolved.

By Adam Nossiter

A study by the group accuses hundreds of Chinese-owned or Chinese-flagged vessels of taking advantage of weak enforcement by African governments.

By Andrew Jacobs