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Guinea-Bissau institutions in chaos

Guinea-Bissau president says he will run for a second term amid political turmoil

Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo says he will run for a second term in November, amid tensions with the opposition that refuses to recognize him as the country’s current president.

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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.

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Guinea-Bissau president says ECOWAS mediation "no longer welcome"

BISSAU, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said on Tuesday that the mediation mission from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) "will no longer be welcome in Guinea-Bissau" unless the organization's envoys comply with the country's laws.

Macau Business · 2d

Guinea-Bissau: ECOWAS mission ‘will never return’ – president

Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, has confirmed that he had sent the ECOWAS mission away and said that it "will never

U.S. News & World Report · 2d

Guinea-Bissau President to Run for Second Term, Backtracking on Vow to Step Down

Embalo has been at odds with the political opposition in the coup-prone West African nation over when his current five-year term, which began in 2020, ends. The opposition says it

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 ...

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 ...

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ECOWAS mission leaves Guinea-Bissau following President Embalo’s threats

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says its mediation team has left Guinea-Bissau after President Umaro ...

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 ...

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Political Unrest in Guinea-Bissau: ECOWAS Mission Leaves Amid Tensions

A regional mission in Guinea-Bissau by ECOWAS ended prematurely amid electoral disputes and tensions over when President ...

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 ...

Guinea-Bissau opposition vows to 'paralyse' country in election timing row

Guinea-Bissau's opposition has vowed to bring the West African country to a standstill on Thursday in a dispute over when the ...

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ECOWAS Parliament sets up committee to avert crisis in Guinea-Bissau, Liberia

At the closing session of the 2025 First Extraordinary Meeting of the ECOWAS Parliament in Lagos, Nigerian lawmaker Senator ...

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