Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Voters in Guinea-Bissau's capital expressed hope for change ahead of a contentious presidential election mired in controversies.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — In West Africa’s latest military takeover, soldiers in Guinea-Bissau followed up a disputed presidential election by seizing power last week in what some critics allege was a ...

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Guinea-Bissau will vote on Sunday in a presidential election marked by political and ethnic tensions with President Umaro Sissoco Embalo seeking a second term that would ...