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2 September 2026
Referendum in Guinea-Bissau approves new constitution expanding presidential powers7 November 2018
Guinea Bissau postpones legislative elections
Referendum in Guinea-Bissau approves new constitution expanding presidential powers2 September 2026
Voters in Guinea-Bissau have approved a new constitution that significantly expands presidential powers ahead of a general election later this year.
The refere…
Guinea-Bissau's opposition demands postponement of constitutional referendum20 July 2026
Guinea-Bissau is locked in a fresh wave of political and diplomatic turbulence as extra-parliamentary opposition groups and regional disputes heap pressure on t…
President of Guinea Bissau establishes committee on constitutional reform12 May 2020
Guinea Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo established a committee on revising the constitution Monday, after years of chronic political instability in the …
Guinea Bissau postpones legislative elections7 November 2018
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, says the Guinea Bissau legislative elections, scheduled to hold November 18 has been rescheduled to hold in D…
Guinea Bissau to conduct constitutional reforms after national consultation; ECOWAS, UN to provide experts18 October 2016
Political rivals in the West African state of Guinea Bissau have agreed to allow Prime Minister Baciro Dja to remain in office until 2018 as part of talks to en…