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

Professionalizing stalls selling certified products and creating integrated tourism packages for regional festivals will contribute to economic diversification reducing dependence on primary sector and foster sustainable tourism, Economist Cassamá said

Alpine skier Winston Tang qualified through the basic quota, bringing his native country Guinea-Bissau to participate in the Winter Olympics for the first time ever

A power outage struck a large part of Malabo, affecting the city in the hours before New Year's Eve; it took some time to the electricity distribution company SEGESA to assess the cause and estimate time for its restoration

The House of Rights denounces police raid and beatings after a peaceful vigil in Bissau and raises alarm about political prisoners being held in cells without water, electricity, or visitation, and calls on the international community