Guinea-Bissau president to run for second term, backtracking on vow to step down

BISSAU (Reuters) – 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 …

ECOWAS Mission Leaves Guinea-Bissau After President Threatens Expulsion

Guinea-Bissau’s Embaló Continues to Dare ECOWAS

By Paul Ejime By threatening to expel the joint mission of ECOWAS and the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) from Guinea-Bissau, President Umaro Sissoco Embaló, who has been ruling his country as a dictator, has not only displayed …

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…

ECOWAS team leaves Guinea-Bissau after threat of expulsion

  A mission from the West African Regional bloc, ECOWAS, has left Guinea-Bissau saying the president had threatened to expel it. The team was sent to the country last month to help it reach a “political consensus” on how to conduct elections this year. It …

ECOWAS-UNOWAS Dispatch Political Mission to Guinea-Bissau

  By: Isatou Sarr In direct response to the directive from the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, the President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, deployed a high-level political mission to Guinea-Bissau from February 21 to 28, 2025. …

FM: Hungary cooperating with Guinea-Bissau to fight international drug trafficking

Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said Hungary is cooperating with Guinea-Bissau to fight against international drug trafficking, adding that the African country's strict stance was great help for the whole of Europe. Minister …

ECOWAS mission aborts visit to Guinea-Bissau after threat of explusion

03 march 2025 - 16:34:45 MA/WA 231 Views Panafrican News Agency Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A high level ECOWAS political delegation to Guinea-Bissau to support efforts of political actors and other stakeholders to reach a political consensus on the …

PM Orbán meets President of Guinea-Bissau

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met the President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, in his office on Friday. According to MTI, this was the first occasion that the president of Guinea-Bissau made an official visit to Hungary. The sides reviewed the …

ECOWAS-UN Mediation Mission Cut Short as Guinea-Bissau Election Talks Sour

A high-level political mission led by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWAS) abruptly departed Guinea-Bissau on March 1, 2025, following threats of expulsion by President Umaro Sissoco …