Guinea-Bissau

Legislative elections on 4 June will be the tightest and most contentious in the history of country's democracy, according to Leader of United People's Assembly - Democratic Party, as no party will win with an absolute majority

Religious leaders have issued a joint statement calling for peace in the upcoming legislative elections to be held on 4 June

In recent years, Guinea-Bissau has been used for the transit of cocaine from Latin America to Europe, said the Director General of the Intergovernmental Action Group against money laundering in West Africa

The islands that make up the Bolama Bijagós region have variable tourism potential that must be promoted and sold to the world, underlined the local governor

The President of the National Association of Professional Artisanal Fishing Shipowners has denounced that the artisanal fishing sector in Guinea-Bissau has been turned into a black market to enrich the vigilance

The Sino-Guinean Friendship Hospital's clinical genetic amplification laboratory has been inaugurated by the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, General Biaguê Na N'Tan, and the Chinese Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau, Guo Ce

The Minister of Territorial Administration and Local Government has given an ultimatum for the alleged occupants of land belonging to the River Gambia Development Organisation (OMVG) ) to remove their signs

The Integrated Criminal Intelligence System SIIC platform is crucial in the fight against transnational crime, such as drug and arms trafficking, terrorism and money laundering, said the Minister of Justice and Human Rights

Nine groups performed on Monday at the first day of the national parade; the audience included members of the government, the diplomatic corps and the Senegalese delegation on top of general public

The president of the National Union of Journalists and Social Communication Technicians (SINJOTECS), Indira Pinto Correia Baldé, defended that journalists should invest in training

The executive director of the NGO Palmeirinha, Nicolau Mendes, said that sea turtles are a "source" of balance and "an excellent indicator of the environment", but they face many threats, the result of human actions

The illegal cigarette trade is growing in the east of the country, particularly in the regions of Bafatá and Gabú, with itinerant traders using motorbikes and bicycles to illegally transport tobacco products