18 October - Guinea-Bissau's capital Bissau experiences a major blackout after Turkish energy firm Karpowership cuts the supply of electricity to the city over an unpaid bill of at least $15m. The Guinea-Bissauan government says the outstanding amount will be paid within 15 days.[4]
30 November-1 December - Clashes break out in Bissau between government forces and units of the National Guard who had released two ministers accused of corruption from detention. The clashes end with the arrest of National Guard commander Colonel Victor Tchongo and the recapture of the two ministers. President Umaro Sissoco Embaló calls the events as an attempted coup.[5]