December 06, 2023

Dissolving Problems

Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolved the country’s opposition-controlled parliament this week, just days after an attempted coup by members of the country’s National Guard, Bloomberg reported. Embalo announced Monday that the West African country is experiencing “a serious political crisis,” saying there was “strong evidence...

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June 12, 2023

New Faces

A coalition of opposition parties won Guinea-Bissau’s parliamentary elections, dealing a blow to President Umaro Sissoco Embalo who dissolved the legislature last year over disputes with lawmakers, Al Jazeera reported. Results showed that the five-party coalition Terra Ranka secured 54 of 102 seats in last week’s...

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June 02, 2023

Seed to Stem

Farmers in the West African nation of Guinea-Bissau are planting their maize, millet, and sorghum in anticipation of the June rainy season. Among them are the women known as “seed keepers” in the Bijagos archipelago of islands on the country’s Atlantic coast. As the Guardian reported,...

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