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Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa that covers 36,125 square kilometres with an estimated population of 2,026,778. It borders Senegal to its north and Guinea to its southeast.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 333 entities connected with Guinea-Bissau. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Guinea-Bissau. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Guinea-Bissau

We include 4 programs targeting entities located in Guinea-Bissau.

IDTitleIssuerTarget countries
[EU-GNB]EU Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Guinea-BissauCouncil European UnionGuinea-Bissau  
[UN-SC2048]Guinea-Bissau SanctionsUNSC GlobalGuinea-Bissau  
[SECO-BISSAU]Measures Against Guinea BissauSECO SwitzerlandGuinea-Bissau  
[GB-GNB]UK sanctions relating to the Republic of Guinea-BissauOFSI United KingdomGuinea-Bissau  

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 216 entities identified as PEPs connected with Guinea-Bissau.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President1--
President of Guinea-Bissau-31
Prime Minister1--
Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau-17-
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Minister of Agriculture & Rural Development1--
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry-4-
Minister of Commerce1--
Minister of Commerce and Industry-3-
Minister of Culture, Youth & Sports1--
Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sports-1-
Minister of Defence of Guinea-Bissau-34
Minister of Economy, Planning and Regional Integration-2-
Minister of Economy, Planning, & Regional Integration1--
Minister of Education-5-
Minister of Energy12-
Minister of Environment, Biodiversity, & Climate Action1--
Minister of Finance12-
Minister of Fisheries-4-
Minister of Fishing & Maritime Economy1--
Minister of Foreign Affairs-153
Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, & Communities1--
Minister of Health of Guinea-Bissau-3-
Minister of Higher Education and Research-1-
Minister of Industry, Processing, & Promotion of Local Products1--
Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Human Development-2-
Minister of Internal Affairs-3-
Minister of Justice & Human Rights1--
Minister of Justice of Guinea-Bissau-10-
Minister of National Defense1--
Minister of National Education, Higher Education, and Scientific Research1--
Minister of Natural Resources15-
Minister of Public Administration-3-
Minister of Public Administration, Employment, Vocational Training, & Social Security1--
Minister of Public Health1--
Minister of Public Works, Housing & Urban Development1--
Minister of Social Communication11-
Minister of Telecommunications & Digital Economy1--
Minister of Territorial Administration-3-
Minister of Territorial Administration & Local Government1--
Minister of the Environment and Biodiversity-1-
Minister of the Interior & Public Order1--
Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and Parliamentary Matters-3-
Minister of Tourism & Handicrafts1--
Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts-1-
Minister of Transport1--
Minister of Transport and Communications-3-
Minister of Veterans' Affairs1--
Minister of Women, Family Affairs, & Social Solidarity1--
Minister of Women, Family and Social Protection-2-
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the National People's Assembly--99
Member of the National People's Assembly of Guinea-Bissau-28
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of Angola to Guinea-Bissau-11
ambassador of France to Guinea-Bissau-31
Ambassador of Spain to Guinea Bissau-21
ambassador of the United Kingdom to Guinea-Bissau-41
ambassador to Guinea-Bissau--10
Ambassador to the US1--
United States Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau-21

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
First Lady of Guinea-Bissau--1
Ministre des Affaires étrangères, de la Coopération internationale et des Communautés de la République de Guinée-Bissau1--
Premier Ministre de la République de Guinée-Bissau1--
President of the Council of Ministers & Parliamentary Relations1--
Président de la République de Guinée-Bissau1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...