The Jakhanke of the Senegambia
The Jakhanke are distributed today across several major countries, maintaining strong kinship ties. In Senegal, they are concentrated in the ...
Tag: Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Civil society activist Vigário Luís Balanta found dead
Vigário Luís Balanta, a Guinea-Bissau civil society activist and a critic of the country’s military junta, was found dead on ...
Guinea-Bissau’s main opposition urges dialogue with military rulers
In Guinea-Bissau, the country’s two principal opposition parties have made a public appeal for dialogue with the military junta that ...
Guinea-Bissau stops vaccine study funded by Trump administration
Guinea-Bissau's foreign minister has said his government has stopped a study funded by the Trump administration aiming to evaluate side ...
Guinea-Bissau opposition leader summoned to military court over coup allegations
Guinea-Bissau’s main opposition leader, Domingos Simões Pereira, has been summoned to appear before a military court, accused of links to ...
Guinea-Bissau junta releases opposition leader, vows inclusive government
The junta that seized power in Guinea-Bissau in a coup in November has vowed to bring the revolutionary PAIGC party ...
The Balanta of Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and The Gambia
The Balanta are one of the largest ethnic groups in Guinea-Bissau, with a significant demographic presence in the Casamance region ...
The Jola/Diola people of Senegal, the Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau
The Jola people, also known as the Diola in Francophone literature, are a prominent ethnic group in West Africa. They ...
Coup contagion? A rash of African power grabs suggests copycats are taking note of others’ success
In a scene that has become familiar across parts of Africa of late, a group of armed men in military ...
Military and Politics in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau’s transition could end up taking much longer than the one year pledged by General Inta-a. A wave of coups ...
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