The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved a $1.6 million grant to fund a study on the efficacy of the hepatitis B vaccine Dec. 15, 2025. After U.S. Secretary of Health ...

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

FILE - This 1981 electron microscope image made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows hepatitis B virus particles, indicated in orange. (Dr. Erskine Palmer/CDC via AP, ...

The opposition alleges that the ousted president staged his own coup to avoid defeat in the last election. Meanwhile, the ...

Guinea-Bissau will elect its next president on Sunday, seeking to turn the page on a tumultuous history of coups and unrest with a vote that nonetheless lacks the country's main opposition. Some ...

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 ...

Guinea-Bissau is home to around 5% of critically endangered western chimpanzees, who face numerous threats including habitat loss, disease and illegal trade. A recent study found numerous chimps held ...

BISSAU, June 3, 2025 – The World Bank has released the latest edition of the Guinea-Bissau Economic Update (EU), a report that examines recent economic trends and development issues in the country.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Guinea-Bissau’s military appointed Finance Minister Ilídio Vieira Té, a close ally of the deposed president, as ...

Military officials in the small West African nation of Guinea-Bissau have announced a new leader one day after seizing power in a military coup. General Horta Inta-A was named as the head of a ...

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Counting of votes is underway in Guinea-Bissau where voting for presidential and legislative seats took place on Sunday for President Umaro Sissoco Embaló who is seeking a ...