The health trial by researchers at the University of Southern Denmark has been suspended by Bissau-Guinean authorities.

The West African country of Guinea-Bissau has banned the production of fishmeal and fish oil as concerns mount over the overfishing of small pelagics.

The World Health Organization on Friday voiced serious concerns over a planned US-funded hepatitis B vaccine trial on newborn ...

Officials in Guinea-Bissau have stopped a controversial, US government-funded clinical trial examining the side effects of the hepatitis B vaccine, according to media reports.

Umaro Sissoco Embaló, a former army general, came to power in 2020 and was seeking a second term [Reuters] Guinea-Bissau's deposed President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has arrived in neighbouring Senegal ...

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 ...

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

The U.S. plans to participate in a WHO meeting to decide on future influenza vaccines, signaling ongoing cooperation despite ...

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau on Thursday announced a new junta leader, cementing a forceful takeover of power that began after a disputed presidential election, in what the main ...

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — Guinea-Bissau's military junta has set a date for new elections following its takeover late last year, according to a statement by the junta's leader on Wednesday. In a ...

General Antonio Indjai, 57, is the chief of staff of Guinea-Bissau’s armed forces, and on April 12 he overthrew the elected government in a coup, citing as the reason the presence of the Angolan ...

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau -- Counting of votes was underway Sunday evening in Guinea-Bissau where voting for presidential and legislative seats took place as President Umaro Sissoco Embaló seeks a second ...