12/01/2008
Guinea Bissau: Could Guinea-Bissau Ever Beat Out Coup d'Etats (AllAfrica.com)
Last Sunday, November 23, when millions of people on the African continent found themselves in various churches worshipping God, a group of military officers in Guinea-Bissau were also busy plotting theoverthrow ofPresident João Bernardo Vieira, just two days after parliamentary election results were published.
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12/01/2008
Guinea Bissau: Post-Election Coup Attempt - Could That Be the Last? (AllAfrica.com)
Last Sunday, November 23, when millions of people on the African continent found themselves in various churches worshipping God, a group of military officers in Guinea-Bissau were also busy plotting the overthrow of President João Bernardo Vieira, just two days after parliamentary election results were published.
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11/28/2008
Guinea Bissau: Bissau Mutiny Unfortunate (AllAfrica.com)
Her Excellency Maria Ribeiro, the Guinea Bissau ambassador to the Gambia, is the latest to join the chorus of denunciations and condemnations of the Saturday's aborted mutiny in the small former Portuguese colony in West Africa.
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11/28/2008
Nigeria/Guinea Bissau: Ibori U-20 Cup - Guinea Bissau Arrive Oghara Today (AllAfrica.com)
Delegations from Guinea Bissau arrived Lagos today en route to Warri, Delta State for the West Africa Football Union (WAFU) U-20 Cup tagged Ibori Cup which kicks off today.
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11/27/2008
UN stresses need for political stability in Guinea-Bissau (People's Daily)
The United Nations Peace building Commission has called on Guinea-Bissau's government to maintain political stability in the wake of last weekend's unsuccessful coup attempt, the United Nations said Wednesday. Following a meeting in New York, the commission urged Guinea-Bissau to ensure that the country remains under civilian rule, respects the rule of law and continues to implement its security ...
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11/27/2008
Guinea Bissau: UN Peacebuilding Arm Stresses Need for Political Stability After Failed Coup (AllAfrica.com)
The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission has called on Guinea-Bissau's Government and other senior national figures to do all they can to maintain political stability and avoid violence in the wake of last weekend's unsuccessful coup attempt by dissident elements of the military.
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11/25/2008
Guinea-Bissau attackers linked to failed coup: ministry (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Guinea-Bissau authorities were Tuesday hunting three of the gunmen who attacked the president's residence and have been linked to the mastermind of a failed August coup, officials said.
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11/26/2008
UN Condemns Attempt to Kill Guinea-Bissau Leader (Scoop.co.nz)
The Security Council today strongly condemned the attempted coup d’état in Guinea-Bissau over the weekend and urged all political groups in the fragile and impoverished West African country to resolve their disputes peacefully.
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12/01/2008
Rwanda: Engen Back in Country (AllAfrica.com)
Engen Petroleum Limited, South Africa's leading in petroleum refinery, is set to obtain Total's downstream operations in three African countries-Guinea Bissau, Rwanda and Burundi.
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11/25/2008
Guinea Bissau Attackers Linked To Aug Failed Coup - Government (Nasdaq)
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AFP)--The men who attacked the residence of Guinea- Bissau's president Joao Bernardo Vieira have links to the country's former navy chief who fled the country in August after an alleged foiled coup attempt, a government spokesman said Tuesday.
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