Guinea-Bissau: Senegalese President Welcomed with Great Pomp for His First State Visit to the Country

Bassirou Diomaye Faye arrived on Monday 26 May in Bissau for a 24-hour state visit to strengthen economic and security cooperation between Senegal and Guinea Bissau. Never since the independence of Guinea-Bissau in 1974 had a Senegalese president made a visit to the country of this protocol rank - the highest -.

On the margins of his State visit to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, the President of the Republic of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, met with members of the Senegalese community residing in the country. In front of his compatriots, the Head of State praised "the exemplary commitment, the unwavering attachment to the Nation and the decisive role" [...]

For the first time since Guinea-Bissau's independence in 1974, a Senegalese president made a state visit to Bissau. This Monday, 26 May, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, President of the Republic of Senegal, was greeted with honour by his counterpart Umaro Sissoco Embaló, in an atmosphere full of symbols and emotions. A...

The President of the Republic, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, arrived this Monday in Bissau for a state visit to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. On his plane descent, he received military honours before being acclaimed by an enthusiastic crowd massed along the great avenue leading to the Presidential Palace. A warm reception that bears witness to the fraternal ties between the two nations.