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22 Feb
Eight women accused of witchcraft in the West African state of Guinea-Bissau have died of poisoning in the remote north, a senior official told AFP on Thursday. After a sudden illness took the lives of two youngsters at Culade, in the Cacheu region, women were blamed and an animist priest forced them to drink poison.…
23 Jan
After a not too impressive start to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, the Super Eagles have qualified for the round of 16.
23 Jan
The Super Eagles yesterday defeated Guinea Bissau 1-0 to cement their place in the second round of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations, but the shock of the day happened at the Allassane Quattara Stadium
22 Jan
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have finished second in Group A of the 2023 African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast despite beating Guinea-Bissau 1-0.
22 Jan
Nigeria’s Super Eagles will take on Guinea-Bissau in a crucial final group game at this year’s AFCON in Côte d’Ivoire.
22 Jan
Super Eagles’ last Group A game of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations against Guinea Bissau is much more than just a battle for three points.
20 Dec
Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Wednesday dismissed the prime minister and immediately named a replacement in the wake of what he has described as an "attempted coup."
4 Dec
The president of Guinea-Bissau issued a decree on Monday dissolving the parliament after an attempted coup in the West African nation. Violence had erupted between members of the national guard and special forces of the presidential guard on Thursday night in the capital Bissau, leaving two people dead before the army ordered its forces back…
15 Nov
President Bola Tinubu will join other heads of state and government in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, on Thursday to celebrate the country's 50th Independence Anniversary and Armed Forces Day.
13 Oct
.It's Ghana vs Egypt in Group B IF Super Eagles want to actualise their dream of winning a fourth Africa Cup of Nations next year in Abidjan, they must first negotiate a group comprising hosts, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea Bissau. In the CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d'Ivoire 2023 draws held yesterday…
18 Aug 2023
Amb. John Usanga, Nigerian Ambassador to Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde has refuted comments credited to him in the media on the 2023 presidential election as fake news. This is contained in a statement signed by himself and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday. According to Usanga, the…
8 Aug 2023
Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has appointed a former finance minister to head the next government following legislative elections in the West African state that ushered in power-sharing.

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