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Guinea-Bissau

The Republic of Guinea-Bissau, a small country in western Africa, is one of the world’s poorest nations.  The capital is Bissau and the official language is Portuguese.  The country underwent a civil war in 1998-99 that devastated the economy.  Tourist facilities and infrastructure in general are very limited and not up to American standards.  Read the Department of State Background Notes on Guinea–Bissau for additional information.

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Alerts - Guinea-Bissau

W. African troops land in Guinea-Bissau after coup - 17-May-2012 PHIL COUVRETTE
Associated Press
African Union suspends Guinea-Bissau over coup - 17-Apr-2012 LAMINE DJATA
Associated Press
Guinea-Bissau candidate denounces coup before vote - 16-Apr-2012 LAMINE DJATA
Associated Press

West African regional mediators headed to Guinea-Bissau for talks Monday after the military coup leaders who seized power last week said they were forming a transitional government without the country's ruling party.
Military: Guinea-Bissau prime minister arrested - 12-Apr-2012 KRISTA LARSON
Associated Press

Mortars blasted through the capital of the small, coup-prone nation of Guinea-Bissau on Thursday as the military sealed off the city's downtown area and lobbed grenades at the prime minister's home, according to a diplomat and witnesses.


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