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Nino Vieira says he will contest presidential election (18.04.2005)
(Quelle: Irinnews) Former president Joao Bernardo 'Nino' Vieira has announced plans to contest the 19 June presidential election in Guinea-Bissau, pitting himself against another controversial former head of state, Kumba Yala. Political analysts in this small West African country reckon that both men are likely to garner more votes than any of the other candidates who have so far thrown their hat into the ring, providing they are allowed to participate.
Exiled leader returns (08.04.2005)
(Quelle: New York Times) A throng of thousands poured into the streets of the capital, Bissau, to celebrate the return of a former president, João Bernardo Vieira, who came to power in a military coup in 1980 and lost power in a military coup in 1999. He arrived after seven years of exile in Portugal and ahead of a presidential election scheduled for June. He is barred from participating in politics, but thousands of his supporters have signed petitions asking him to run for president.
Guinea-Bissau parties agree to delay elections for voter re-registration, UN says (29.03.2005)
(Quelle: UN News) The United Nations offices in Guinea-Bissau are focusing on efforts to lower tensions between political parties and creating a good political climate for a peaceful, fair and transparent poll, which has been delayed by a month, Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a report to the Security Council. With 20 political parties having challenged the 2004 voter register, the Guinea-Bissau National Election Commission and the parties will revise the list, delaying the presidential elections until a yet to be determined time in June, a date which will mark the end of the political transition in the post-conflict country, it says.
Security Council Extends Mandate of UN Office in Guinea-Bissau for a Year (22.12.2004)
(Quelle: UN News) The United Nations Security Council today extended the mandate of the five-year-old UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) for another year and expanded its work, citing the Transitional Government's need for help in structuring mechanisms for national reconciliation and reform. In a unanimously adopted resolution, the Council noted the fragility of the West African country's progress towards peace and stability, especially after the military mutiny and assassinations of 6 October.
CPLP team hopes to help bring stability (19.11.2004)
(Quelle: Irinnews) A 12-member delegation from the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) has begun discussions with political parties and interest groups in Guinea-Bissau in an effort to help restore stability to the West African country after a series of internal crises. … The mission is made up of civilians and military officials from various member states of the Portuguese-speaking world. … There are strong differences between rival political parties on how best to cope with Guinea-Bissau’s past.
Security Council Condemns Use of Force in Guinea-Bissau (02.11.2004)
(Quelle: UN News) Reacting to the recent assassinations of top military officials in Guinea-Bissau, the United Nations Security Council today said the parties in the country must not attempt to seize power by force. … It also stressed the need for urgent international measures to deal with restructuring of country's armed forces, and to assist the Government in tackling the crisis.
Security Council President Says Guinea-Bissau Facing Failure (22.10.2004)
(Quelle: UN News) The international community must cooperate in helping Guinea-Bissau, which is at “grave risk” of becoming a failed State, the permanent representative of the United Kingdom, which holds the rotating Security Council presidency for October, said today. … A donors' UN conference for Guinea-Bissau is scheduled to be held before the end of the year in an effort to promote stability in the former Portuguese colony.
Deal to end mutiny (11.10.2004)
(Quelle: BBC) The Guinea-Bissau government has reached an agreement with mutinous troops who last week killed army chief General Verissimo Seabre. The deal allows for an immediate return of the troops to barracks, reform of the army and an amnesty. It follows a mediation attempt by former colonial power, Portugal.
Mutiny in Bissau (07.10.2004)
(Quelle: New York Times) Hundreds of mutinous soldiers demanding pay for United Nations peacekeeping duty in Liberia took to the streets on Wednesday in Bissau, seized government buildings and killed the army leader.
Annan selects new envoy (08.09.2004)
(Quelle: UN News) Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed new envoys to work with two United Nations missions in West Africa as the world body continues its efforts to build a sustainable peace and generate stability and economic development in Guinea-Bissau and Côte d'Ivoire. In an exchange of letters with the Security Council, Mr. Annan has announced the appointment of Mozambique's João Bernardo Honwana as his Representative in Guinea-Bissau and head of the UN Peace-building Support Office in that country (UNOGBIS).
UN warns of tension building ahead of presidential poll (20.08.2004)
(Quelle: UN News) The United Nations Peace-Building Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) today warned that 'the current verbal escalation among the political actors' is endangering the political process in the small West African country ahead of presidential elections next March after years of conflict, including a coup d'état last year.
Young technocrats prominent in new elected government (13.05.2004)
(Quelle: Irinnews) A new government led by the PAIGC took power in Guinea-Bissau this week following elections to choose a new parliament at the end of March. Carlos Gomes Junior, a banker and businessmen who is reputed to be the richest man in this small West African country, was officially appointed as prime minister on Monday.
PAIGC wins election, but lacks absolute majority (04.04.2004)
(Quelle: Irinnews) PAIGC, which ruled Guinea-Bissau until it was ousted from power following a brief but bitter civil war five years ago, has emerged as the biggest party in the country’s new parliament, according to elections results published on Sunday. … A team of more than 100 international observers praised the conduct of the elections, describing the poll as “free, fair and transparent.”
International observers generally satisfied with polls (30.03.2004)
(Quelle: Irinnews) More than 100 international observers of Guinea-Bissau’s parliamentary election said in a joint statement that despite some instances of poor organisation in the capital Bissau, polling generally took place in “acceptable conditions.”
Poll results delayed until Wednesday after voting extended (29.03.2004)
(Quelle: Irinnews) The results of Guinea-Bissau’s parliamentary election will be announced on Wednesday after voting takes place at 89 polling stations in the capital Bissau which failed to open on Sunday, a spokesman for the National Electoral Commission said on Monday night. Confusion in the distribution of voting slips and ballot boxes meant that 89 of the 520 polling stations in Bissau remained closed on Sunday while the rest of the country voted.
Over 740,000 voters in parliamentary polls (24.03.2004)
(Quelle: ANGOP) Some 740,457 have registered to participate in next Sunday`s parliamentary election in Guinea Bissau, a National Electoral Commission (CNE) official told PANA in Bissau. Braima Ture, who heads the Statistics and Information Technology Department indicated that an increase of almost 41.4% (over 216,930) had occurred in the number of voters since the 1999 general elections, in which 523,507 electors had registered.
Ousted president freed ahead of end-of-March polls (09.03.2004)
(Quelle: Irinnews) Guinea-Bissau’s former president, Kumba Yala, was released on Monday night after spending close to six months under house arrest following his ouster by the military on 14 September 2003. … In an interview with the Portuguese radio and television station, RTP, soon after his release, Yala said he would return to active politics. … In the meantime, many Guineans say they hope Yala’s liberation will not jeopardise the transition and spark a new crisis in the runup to the 28 March elections.
Army Clash with Unidentified Group on Senegal Border (13.02.2004)
(Quelle: Irinnews) The government of Guinea-Bissau has confirmed that its troops clashed with an unidentified armed group near the northern border with Senegal earlier this week. Colonel Domingos de Barros of the military high command told reporters that the incident took place on Tuesday near the village of Jumbembe in Oio province, about 100 km northeast of the capital Bissau.
Annan Applauds Transitional Government (15.12.2003)
(Quelle: UN-News) The Transitional Government has taken important steps in the right direction by scheduling 16 December elections for President and Vice-President of the Supreme Court and planning for legislative elections within the six-month period stipulated in the Political Transition Charter, Mr. Annan says. … The UN Peace-Building Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) is assisting the Transitional Government in establishing a police training centre, he says.
UNOGBIS Extended (20.11.2003)
(Quelle: Irinnews) The mandate was extended on the recommendation of the UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, to give the transitional government time to strengthen democratic institutions. … Annan further said that UNOGBIS should help with upcoming 'free and transparent' elections and with the peaceful management of differences, while also trying to 'encourage the government to enact the programme of small arms collection and destruction'.
Rosa Asks UN for Help (18.11.2003)
(Quelle: UN-News) The President of Guinea-Bissau, Henrique Perreira Rosa, today appealed to the United Nations Security Council to help his West African country pay its civil servants the salaries owed them and assist his transitional government in preparing peaceful elections. … His Government must prepare for parliamentary elections by next March and for presidential elections a year later.
Government Pays Civil Servants, Opens Schools (07.11.2003)
(Quelle: Irinnews) The new government of Guinea-Bissau began paying civil servants their salaries for October on Friday, but warned that it would be some time before they received the full 11 months of arrears they were owed. … Last week Prime Minister Artur Sanha formally announced the reopening of government schools, which had been closed for most of the past two years as a result of a series of strikes by unpaid teachers.
Key Official Calls for Early Elections (17.10.2003)
(Quelle: Irinnews) The head of Guinea-Bissau’s National Electoral Comission (NEC)has called for parliamentary elections to be held in January, several months ahead of the target set by the transitional authorities. NEC president Higino Cardoso pointed out that 95 percent of the preparations for elections had already been completed before the bloodless coup that deposed former President Kumba Yala on 14 September. Cardoso stressed that the NEC had sufficient funds to organise elections for January, with contributions coming from the European Union, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Netherlands, Sweden and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA).
Transition Cabinet Named (03.10.2003)
(Quelle: Irinnews) Guinea-Bissau's National Transition Council (CNT) on Thursday named a new cabinet of 11 ministers and five states secretaries, and asked Prime Minister Artur Sanha to present the list to interim President Henrique Rosa to issue a decree confirming the new government.
Civilian Leader for Interim Administration (29.09.2003)
(Quelle: Irinnews) The military junta that seized power in Guinea-Bissau on 14 September have sworn in businessman Henrique Rosa … to lead an interim civilian administration until fresh presidential elections can be held within one year. Before swearing in Henrique Rosa, the junta signed an agreement along with 22 other political and civil society groups, setting up a 56-member National Transition Council to serve in place of a parliament until legislative elections are held after six months.
Attack on Army Barracks Repelled (26.09.2003)
(Quelle: Irinnews) A group of unidentified men attacked an army barracks in Mansoa, 60 km east of the capital Bissau, before dawn on Friday in an apparent attempt to seize control of its armoury. … The assault on Mansoa barracks is bound to heighten tension … at a time when the honeymoon between the military junta and civilian political leaders who initially welcomed the coup, is starting to go sour.
New Prime Minister Rejected (23.09.2003)
(Quelle: BBC World) Fifteen of the 17 parties consulted by the military rejected the former interior minister, Antonio Artur Sanha, saying it had previously been agreed that the new prime minister should not belong to a political party. … Only one of the parties rejected the military's choice as interim president, businessman Henrique Rosa.
Junta Insists on Artur Sanha as Prime Minister (23.09.2003)
(Quelle: Irinnews) The military junta ruling Guinea-Bissau insisted on Tuesday that Antonio Artur Sanha should become the civilian prime minister of a transitional government charged with organising fresh elections. The junta over-rode objections to Sanha's appointment by most of the country's political leaders … . Sanha is the secretary general of the Social Renovation Party (PRS) of former president Kumba Yala.
President Resigns (18.09.2003)
(Quelle: BBC World) President Kumba Yala, signed papers renouncing power at a ceremony witnessed by a number of visiting West African foreign ministers. … Bissau Archbishop Jose Camnatne is leading a committee to propose the structure of the transitional government, which is expected to be announced by Thursday.
Bevölkerung begrüsst Militärputsch (18.09.2003)
(Quelle: NZZ) Der unblutige Militärputsch vom letzten Sonntag geniesst in der Bevölkerung von Guinea- Bissau offenbar breite Unterstützung. So haben Einwohner der Hauptstadt Bissau für die Militärjunta von General Correia, die den demokratisch gewählten Präsidenten Yala abgesetzt hatte, demonstriert. Eine hochrangige Delegation der westafrikanischen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft Ecowas besuchte Guinea-Bissau, um zwischen der Junta und Yala zu vermitteln.