Guinea-Bissau’s president has returned home after three weeks of medical treatment in neighboring Senegal. State media say President Malam Bacai Sanha returned on Sunday. There was no immediate word about his condition. Mr. Sanha was hospitalized in Dakar August 31. Officials did not say what prompted the treatment but the leader is known to have […]
Guinea-Bissau President Home After Treatment in Senegal
Posted September 19th, 2011 at 9:01 am (UTC-5)
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Guinea-Bissau PM Offers Refuge to Gadhafi
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
Guinea-Bissau’s prime minister says his country would welcome ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi if he were to seek refuge there. The comments by Carlos Gomes Junior were reported by Guinea-Bissau radio stations on Saturday. Guinea-Bissau had strong ties with the Gadhafi government, which had investments in the West African country. Guinea-Bissau is not a party […]
Guiena Bissau President Leaves Senegal Hospital
Posted September 9th, 2011 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
Officials in Guinea-Bissau say President Malam Bacai Sanha has left a hospital in neighboring Senegal after a week of health checks. Officials say the president plans to spend a few more days in Senegal before returning home. The 64-year old president went to Dakar at the end of August for an unexplained hospital visit. Mr. […]
Guinea-Bissau President in Senegal for Treatment
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
Guinea-Bissau’s president is receiving medical treatment in Senegal, renewing concern about the ailing leader’s health. Officials confirmed to VOA Thursday that President Malam Bacai Sanha is being treated at a hospital in the Senegalese capital, Dakar. Mr. Sanha has made multiple trips to Senegal, France, and Portugal for medical care since taking office in September […]
Guinea-Bissau President In Senegal for Treatment
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 8:15 am (UTC-5)
Guinea-Bissau’s president has been taken to Senegal for medical care, the latest in a series of foreign trips that have raised questions about his health. Guinea-Bissau officials say President Malam Bacai Sanha was “evacuated” to the Senegalese capital, Dakar. There are conflicting reports on whether he was taken there Tuesday or Wednesday. Officials did not […]
