Guinea Bissau Archives - Page 3 of 3

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2020

My Experience with Prime Minister of Guinea Bissau, Engr Nuno – Comr Amos Kalu

Amos Oge Kalu, Guinea Bissau, Opinion, PoliticsAfrica, Comr Amos Kalu, Guinea Bissau, Nuno Nabiam, Politics

Engineer Nuno Nabiam is the current Prime Minister of Republic of Guinea Bissau, haven been appointed and sworn in by HE Umaro Sissoko Embalo on 29th February, 2020. For the period we spent with him during the election campaigns and before then, Engr Nuno Gomes Nabiam is a strikingly perfect gentleman with passion for the progress and Unity of Republic of Guinea Bissau. At every point in time during our discussions, his vision for Guinea Bissau is out of the blue as he always create images that gives you hope for the Republic in the nearest future. Haven been appointed…

Guinea-Bissau, the investment hub and tourism destination of Africa – Pt I

Economy, Guinea Bissau, Opinion, PoliticsAfrica, Economy, Guinea Bissau, Politics

Guinea Bissau is one of the countries of West Africa formerly in the same union with Cape Verde before they separated to become two sovereign nations. And the population of Guinea Bissau is estimated to be between 1.6 to 2 million inhabitants. Background History Guinea Bissau is one of the Colonies of Portugal in West Africa who fought and gained their independence from Portuguese occupation. The Guinea-Bissau War of Independence was an armed independence conflict that took place in Portuguese Guinea between 1963 and 1974. Fought between Portugal and the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, an armed independence movement backed by Cuba and the Soviet…

Guinea-Bissau Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Presidential Election Result

Guinea Bissau, PoliticsAfrica, Freedom, Guinea Bissau, Politics

BISSAU - Guinea-Bissau's Supreme Court on Sunday rejected a challenge against Umaro Cissoko Embalo's victory in last month's election run-off by the defeated candidate, who complained of fraud. The ruling confirms a surprise election win for Embalo, a 47-year-old former prime minister and ex-army general. He will replace outgoing Jose Mario Vaz, who was eliminated in the first round of voting in November after a five-year term marked by political dysfunction and corruption allegations. The court's ruling said runner-up Domingos Simoes Pereira, the candidate of the majority party in parliament, should have first filed his complaint with the national electoral commission,…