Guinea-Bissau Leader Threatens to Expel Ecowas Envoys, Bloc Says

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

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — 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 Embalo, according to a statement.

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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.

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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.

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Guinea-Bissau’s Embaló Continues to Dare ECOWAS - Global News Network Liberia - Global News Network

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 unacceptable hostility but utter disregard to the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government which approved the mission. Led by Ambassador Bagudu Hirse, Nigeria’s former Minister of State for Forei…

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West African ombudsmen sent to Guinea-Bissau prepared a draft agreement on an election date, they said in a communiqué, adding that they had left the country after threats of expulsion from President Umaru Sissoco Embalo, reports LeSoleil. These ombudsmen of the Economic Community of West African States (Cedeao) were in Bissau from 21 to [...]

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Received by Emmanuel Macron this Monday, President Umaro Sissoco Embaló explains to "Young Africa" why he dismissed a mission from the Cedeao, and affirms that he will be a candidate for his succession in 2025.