Guinea-Bissau

  • Mar 5, 2020
  • 7 min read

Guinea-Bissau’s political turmoil will linger

Tensions have ratcheted up as an electoral dispute persists

Guinea-Bissau
  • Nov 22, 2019
  • 7 min read

Guinea-Bissau elections may not end instability

Belated presidential elections come amid intensified institutional intrigues and fears of potential military upheaval

Guinea-Bissau
  • Nov 8, 2018
  • 7 min read

Delayed polls may increase Guinea-Bissau instability

The proposed delay of legislative elections threatens new political discord

Guinea-Bissau
  • May 15, 2018
  • 7 min read

Sahelian countries face acute hunger crisis

Drought and insecurity have combined to lead UN agencies to warn of malnutrition dangers in the months ahead

Chad
  • Jun 12, 2017
  • 12 min read

Slow reform may hurt West African monetary bloc's rise

Solid growth in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) masks the ongoing dominance of its larger economies

West Africa
  • Jun 7, 2017
  • 7 min read

Guinea-Bissau deadlock will threaten fragile growth

Progress on implementing the provisions of the Conakry Agreement is proving elusive

Guinea-Bissau
  • Sep 27, 2016
  • 7 min read

Party fractures to weigh on Guinea-Bissau's IMF deal

Recent political and donor financing deals aim to turn around one of West Africa's most dysfunctional states

Guinea-Bissau
  • Sep 15, 2015
  • 6 min read

Effort to curb illicit logging in Africa to fall short

The illicit timber trade is depriving states of substantial revenues, but forms only part of deforestation pressures

Africa