GUINEA-BISSAU – On Thursday Nov. 27, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) suspended Guinea-Bissau from the bloc, after a military coup ousted President Umaro Sissoco Embalo. The decision of the bloc’s Mediation and Security Council (MSC) came after an Extraordinary Virtual Summit of Heads of State and Government held to discuss the current […]
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Guinea-Bissau Military Seizes Power, Suspends Ongoing Electoral Process
GUINEA-BISSAU – A group of Guinea-Bissau military personnel took over power and suspended ongoing electoral process in the country on Wednesday, 2 days after the presidential contenders announced themselves as winners even before the official results could be announced. The officers, calling themselves the “High Military Command for the Restoration of Order,” read a statement […]
Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister Rui Duarte de Barros Fired by President
GUINEA-BISSAU – Guinea-Bissau prime minister Rui Duarte de Barros was fired on Thursday by the president Umaro Sissoco Embalo ahead of the November elections and appointed Braima Camara as successor. The firing of Rui Duarte de Barros and appointment of Braima Camara effectively reshuffled the Cabinet three months ahead of legislative and presidential elections on […]