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West African mission leaves Guinea-Bissau after 'president's threats'
The West African regional bloc, Ecowas, says a mission deployed to Guinea-Bissau to help resolve an election dispute has left the country after the president threatened to expel it. The team was sent in last month to help reach a "political consensus" on how to hold elections this year.
A West African mission sent to Guinea-Bissau to resolve dispute leaves following president’s threats
A political mission sent to Guinea-Bissau by West Africa’s regional bloc to resolve an electoral dispute has left the country.
Guinea-Bissau president to run for second term, backtracking on vow to step down
Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said on Monday he would run for a second term in November, backtracking on earlier vows to step down and potentially stoking tensions over when his current term ends and over postponed elections.
Guinea-Bissau institutions in chaos as president refuses to step down
President Embaló's term in office has officially expired. However, he remains in power and intends to run for re-election in late 2025, if at all. The opposition and civil society are calling it an "institutional coup.
Guinea-Bissau president says he will run for a second term amid political turmoil
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said he will run for a second term in November, amid tensions with an opposition that refuses to recognize him as the country’s current president.
Guinea-Bissau president threatens to expel ECOWAS mission, bloc says
Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo threatened to expel a political mission sent to his country by the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS), the political and economic bloc said on Sunday.
Guinea-Bissau Leader Threatens to Expel Ecowas Envoys, Bloc Says
A delegation from the Economic Community of West African States left Guinea-Bissau on March 1 after President Umaro Sissoco Embalo threatened to expel the mission, the regional bloc said in statement Sunday.
Why did Ecowas leave Guinea Bissau?
The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has withdrawn its mediation team from Guinea Bissau. Its mission was to help reach a political consensus on the elections, which were postponed by President Umaro Sissoco Embalo. So will voting, pushed back to later this year, still go ahead?
A West African mission sent to Guinea-Bissau to resolve dispute leaves following president's threats
DAKAR, Senegal — A mission by a West African regional bloc sent to Guinea-Bissau to resolve a dispute over elections there has left the country, following threats by President Umaro Sissoco ...
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Russia's strategic shift: Seeking allies in West African ports
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Azerbaijan, Guinea-Bissau steps into new era of strategic partnership [ANALYSIS]
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Senegal Govt, Casamance Rebels Sign Historic Peace Deal in Guinea-Bissau | Firstpost Africa | N18G
Senegal Govt, Casamance Rebels Sign Historic Peace Deal in Guinea-Bissau | Firstpost Africa | N18G Senegal has signed a peace deal with pro-independence rebels of the Casamance region in the country’s ...
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Dissatisfaction with Western approach creates room for Russia to strengthen ties with Africa
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo in Moscow. After the meeting, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that cooperation between Russia and ...
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Kush, the drug devastating West Africa, now ‘made’ in Sierra Leone
The cheap and highly addictive synthetic drug has flooded markets in Liberia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and The Gambia.