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Tag: Umaro Sissoco Embalo
Guinea Bissau: Umaro Sissoco Embalo willing to continue serving as President
Guinean President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has expressed his willingness to continue serving as “President of Guinea-Bissau” if his supporters desire it, reversing a decision he ... Read More
Guinea-Bissau, Chinese leaders hold talks, upgrade ties, as experts warn of dependency risk
Guinea-Bissau and Chinese presidents held talks in Beijing on Wednesday (10 July), with the two leaders announcing that the relations between both countries will be ... Read More
Guinea-Bissau’s opposition slams president Sissoco for exhibiting ‘dictatorial behavior’
Opposition members in Guinea-Bissau have accused the West African head of state of plotting to establish a dictatorship, claiming that the incumbent, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, ... Read More
Guinea-Bissau: president dissolves parliament after ‘coup attempt’, fresh elections planned
Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has dissolved the nation’s opposition-dominated parliament ahead of fresh elections and shortly after armed clashes in the capital Bissau that ... Read More
Coup scare in Guinea-Bissau: order restored after overnight clashes, heavy gunfire in the capital
Guinea-Bissau's army announced on Friday (1 December) it had detained the leader of a group of security forces involved in overnight clashes in the capital, ... Read More
Guinea-Bissau president beefs up his own security, rules out risk of yet another coup
The appointment by the Guinea-Bissau's president of two new officials responsible for his security — in a country accustomed to coups — are seen by ... Read More
Elections – Guinea-Bissau: Former Cameroonian footballer Samuel Eto’o invited to animate Madem-G15 campaign
The former Cameroon international Samuel Eto'o arrived in Guinea-Bissau Monday to animate the election campaign of the Movement for Democratic Change (Madem-G15), announcing the party ... Read More
Gabon, Guinea-Bissau ink two cooperation deals to bolster ties
Gabon and Guinea Bissau signed Wednesday two cooperation agreements spanning consultation on political and diplomatic matters, as both countries move to strengthen ties, the central ... Read More
Tug-of-war: West and Russia vying for influence in Africa
French President Emanuel Macron and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov are each visiting several African countries this week in what is widely seen as a ... Read More
Aborted coup in Bissau: “The situation is under control”
Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo escaped a coup attempt on Tuesday, the latest in a series of coups across West Africa. Mr. Embalo, a former ... Read More