Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau's post-coup transition makes progress
On June 28 the interim government set November 24 as the date for elections to conclude the...
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau transition drags on a year after coup
Next month marks one year since Guinea-Bissau's most recent coup. The country -- known mainly for...
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau faces more political transition delay
A military base came under unsuccessful attack on October 21. The transitional leadership...
Guinea-BissauWest Africa's ECOWAS struggling to repeat past success
The 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a long way from achieving its...
West AfricaOrganised crime entwines with state in West Africa
The dynamics of transnational organised crime have shifted over the past five years, with a...
West AfricaThe spread of West African radical Islamism is limited
The recent rise of violent Islamist groups in Nigeria, northern Mali and Mauritania could raise...
West AfricaCivilian Guinea-Bissau regime masks military control
News reports state that Guinea-Bissau's Military Command, which took power in April before...
Guinea-BissauMixed interests to blunt West Africa regional security
West Africa remains the world's most coup-prone region. In the last three years almost half of...
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