The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is investigating allegations of systemic corruption and misappropriation ...

South Africa’s Harmony Gold is evaluating a substantial copper venture in Papua New Guinea in partnership with US mining giant Newmont Corporation, chairman Patrice Motsepe said on Tuesday. “There’s a ...

Bissau-Guineans head to the polls on Sunday for presidential and parliamentary elections. President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, a 53-year-old former army general seeking a second term, is backed by a ...

Voting stations are open in Guinea-Bissau, where the government has been afflicted by repeated coup attempts and where President Umaro Sissoco Embalo is seeking a rare second term in office amid ...

Military officers in Guinea-Bissau announced Wednesday they were taking "total control" of the country while suspending its electoral process and closing its borders, three days after the ...

The two leading candidates in Guinea-Bissau’s presidential election – incumbent Umaro Sissoco Embalo and main challenger Fernando Dias – have both declared victory before the release of official ...

BISSAU, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Fernando Dias, widely seen as the leading challenger in Guinea-Bissau's presidential election, and President Umaro Sissoco Embalo's camp both declared victory on Monday ...

A group of army officers said they had seized power in coup-prone Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday, on the eve of the expected announcement of results from a hotly contested presidential election. In a ...

A group of army officers said they had seized power in coup-prone Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday, a day before the planned announcement of results from a hotly contested presidential election. In a ...

As the West African nation prepares to hold parliamentary and presidential polls, the disqualification of major opposition figures leaves incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embalo in a strong position.