The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission wishes to congratulate the entire Community citizens on the occasion of the maiden celebration of the ECOWAS Human Rights Day. This celebration places a particular focus on the promotion and protection of women’s rights in all its ram...

Sob o lema: "Dar de si antes de pensar em si". O Rotary Clube Bissau beneficiou de sessenta milhões de dólares americanos dos parceiros internacionais para a recuperação das bolanhas de Biombo, construção de um centro de maternidade em Bigene e no Hospital Nacional Simão Mendes de Bissau.Adiantou es...

23 February 2017 – The United Nations Security Council today extended for another year the mandate of the UN Integrated Peace-Building Office in Guinea-Bissau, known as UNIOGBIS, and urged all political actors in the country to implement the provisions of the Conakry Agreement signed last October. ...

SECURITY COUNCIL 7866TH MEETING (PM) SC/12688 19 JANUARY 2017 Text Asks Incumbent to Ensure Peaceful Transfer of Power in Line with Constitution The Security Council endorsed today the decisions of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union to recognize Adama ...

Latest update : 2017-01-18 Senegalese troops amassed on the Gambian border Wednesday as the deadline for the country's veteran leader Yahya Jammeh to step down approaches. Jammeh, who lost a December 1 election to opponent Adama Barrow, has refused to cede power after 22 years at the helm. Ba...

Senegal has moved troops towards the Gambian border in an effort to force President Yahya Jammeh to accept electoral defeat and step down. Senegal is leading the operation, which is supported by Nigeria and other states in the region. Mr Jammeh has been told to leave office by the end of Wedne...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 20 January 2017 Around 45,000 people are now reported to have arrived in Senegal from The Gambia – according to the Seneg...

It is feared that more people may continue to leave as the situation remains tense Around 45,000 people are now reported to have arrived in Senegal from The Gambia – according to the Senegalese Government, amid the ongoing political uncertainty as Senegalese and West African troops entered the co...

Ms Marie-Pierre Poirier, Regional Director, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), says about 40 million children under five are unregistered in the West African region Poirier made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Banjul at the end of the Ministerial...

Earlier today, the Secretary-General called Mr. Adama Barrow, the President of The Gambia, to discuss the latest developments in the country and to congratulate him on his inauguration. The Secretary-General expressed deep concern about the refusal of outgoing President Yahya Jammeh to step asid...