Domingos Simões Pereira, the prominent opposition leader of Guinea-Bissau, appeared before a military tribunal on Friday to address allegations linking him to multiple coup attempts. His supporters and legal team have strongly rejected the claims, describing them as politically motivated. Background on Pereira and the PAIGC Pereira heads the African…
Campaigning officially begins this Saturday in Guinea-Bissau, three weeks ahead of crucial presidential and legislative elections set for November 23, in a contest widely seen as favoring incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embalo. For the first time in the country’s history, the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape…
