Portuguese-speaking Guinea-Bissau -- gripped for months by tensions over claims the president's mandate has expired -- is one ...

The illegal trade in live chimpanzees in Guinea-Bissau is more widespread than current data indicates, scientists believe, ...

Papua New Guinea (PNG) is richly endowed with natural resources, but exploitation has been hampered by rugged terrain, land tenure issues, and the high cost of developing infrastructure.

BISSAU, March 4 (Reuters) - Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said on Monday he would run for a second term in November, backtracking on earlier vows to step down and potentially ...

March 2 (Reuters) - Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo threatened to expel a political mission sent to his country by the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS), the ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says its mediation team has left Guinea-Bissau after President Umaro Sissoco Embalo allegedly threatened to expel them amid rising political ...

The parliament of Papua New Guinea has approved an amendment that identifies the nation as an ‘independent Christian state’.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis spends part of his days at his desk working and concelebrates Mass daily in his private chapel, the Vatican said Tuesday, in signs of continued improvements ...

Burkina Faso will face Guinea-Bissau in a crucial World Cup qualifying encounter, with both teams eager to secure vital ...

Papua New Guinea hosts some 11,800 asylum seekers and refugees. Around 100 people were transferred there under PNG’s former regional processing arrangement with Australia, most from Indonesia. UNHCR ...

Guinea-Bissau President to Run for Second Term, Backtracking on Vow to Step Down BISSAU (Reuters) - Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said on Monday he would run for a second term in ...