Guinea-Bissau

  • Jul 3, 2013
  • 7 min read

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-Bissau
  • Mar 28, 2013
  • 7 min read

Guinea-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-Bissau
  • Oct 26, 2012
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Guinea-Bissau faces more political transition delay

A military base came under unsuccessful attack on October 21. The transitional leadership...

Guinea-Bissau
  • Aug 30, 2012
  • 6 min read

West 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 Africa
  • Aug 16, 2012
  • 7 min read

Organised crime entwines with state in West Africa

The dynamics of transnational organised crime have shifted over the past five years, with a...

West Africa
  • Aug 9, 2012
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The spread of West African radical Islamism is limited

The recent rise of violent Islamist groups in Nigeria, northern Mali and Mauritania could raise...

West Africa
  • May 23, 2012
  • 2 min read

Civilian Guinea-Bissau regime masks military control

News reports state that Guinea-Bissau's Military Command, which took power in April before...

Guinea-Bissau
  • Apr 30, 2012
  • 7 min read

Mixed 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...

West Africa