A West African mission sent to Guinea-Bissau to resolve dispute leaves following president’s threats

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ECOWAS team leaves Guinea-Bissau after threat of expulsion

The West African bloc says it decided to leave the country after President Umaro Sissoco threat to expel it.

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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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Guinea-Bissau election row: Ecowas mission leaves over President Umaro Sissoco Embalo 'threats'

President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has not responded to accusations that he threatened to expel the Ecowas team.

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Africa News /Africa in Summary / March 3, 2025. The President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, on the left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin /Yuri Kochetkov/AP A mission from the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, left Guinea-Bissau claiming that the president had threatened to expel her. The team was sent to the country on [...] The Guinea-Bissau Entry. The ECOWAS team leaves the country after threat of expulsion was first published…

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The Challenges Of Democracy In Guinea Bissau – The Standard Newspaper

In the last few days of February, a delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) had been in Guinea Bissau to engage with stakeholders in order to support them in the setting up of elections. The term of the current president Umaru SIssoco Embalo has expired but there seems to be reticence in holding elections. However, these delegates from Ecowas had to leave as the president threatened to send them out of the country.…