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A Troubling Message from Guinea-Bissau

Daily Dispatch December 4, 2025

By Azu Ishiekwene None of the three Guineas is thriving, but in Guinea-Bissau, the country that sits on Africa’s map like a tongue of fire, recent events are twisting that nation’s fate into profound misery. Guinea Conakry is in the grip of a military dictatorship with a messianic complex,

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Just in: Guinea-Bissau military protects ex-President Jonathan, prepares to escort him out of country amid successful coup plot

Daily Dispatch November 27, 2025

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is reportedly under military protection eveb as arrangements were being made as of press time to escort him out of Guinea-Bissau by military personnel. Jonathan and some African leaders who were in the country to observe the election were reportedly stranded in the country in the aftermath of the latest […]

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Jonathan and other African leaders stranded in Guinea-Bissau amid reports of a possible palace coup

Daily Dispatch November 26, 2025

A major political crisis is unfolding in Guinea-Bissau, where former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and other high-profile African leaders have been trapped in the capital, Bissau, following what appears to be a palace coup announced by the country’s armed forces. A joint mission of the African Union (AU), ECOWAS, and the West African Elders Forum […]

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Guinea-Bissau military foils alleged coup plot, arrests senior officers

Daily Dispatch October 31, 2025

Guinea-Bissau’s military authorities say they have foiled an alleged coup attempt aimed at subverting the country’s constitutional order ahead of next month’s general elections. Sources told Zagazola Makama that  several senior army officers were arrested for allegedly plotting to derail the electoral process. The arrests were made on Oct. 30, just hours