The World Health Organization on Friday voiced serious concerns over a planned US-funded hepatitis B vaccine trial on newborn babies in junta-run Guinea-Bissau, questioning it on scientific and ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved a $1.6 million grant to fund a study on the efficacy of the hepatitis B vaccine Dec. 15, 2025. After U.S. Secretary of Health ...

African scientists have criticised a study of hepatitis B virus birth dose vaccination as being unethical. Gilbert Nakweya reports.

The opposition alleges that the ousted president staged his own coup to avoid defeat in the last election. Meanwhile, the country's political institutions have been left in limbo as the country gears ...

BISSAU, June 3, 2025 – The World Bank has released the latest edition of the Guinea-Bissau Economic Update (EU), a report that examines recent economic trends and development issues in the country.

Guinea-Bissau is one of the world's poorest countries, with half its population considered poor, according to the World Bank. It has emerged as a hub for drug trafficking between Latin America and ...

Guinea-Bissau will elect its next president on Sunday, seeking to turn the page on a tumultuous history of coups and unrest with a vote that nonetheless lacks the country's main opposition. Some ...

Guinea-Bissau still faces important structural challenges that undermine economic growth and development. Poverty continues to be widespread. The main risks continue to be centered around political ...

Bissau - Guinea-Bissau President Malam Bacai Sanha said on Thursday that citizens of the chronically unstable West African nation were ashamed of being considered incapable of solving their own ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Guinea-Bissau’s military appointed Finance Minister Ilídio Vieira Té, a close ally of the deposed president, as ...