Tag: GUINEA-BISSAU

  • GUINEA BISSAU RECIEVES TARGETED SANCTIONS THREAT FROM ECOWAS OVER COUP

    GUINEA BISSAU RECIEVES TARGETED SANCTIONS THREAT FROM ECOWAS OVER COUP

    Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS has warned it will impose targeted sanctions on individuals or groups obstructing Guinea-Bissau’s transition back to civilian rule following last month’s coup. The threat was announced at a regional summit in Abuja, where leaders also discussed a failed coup attempt in Benin. ECOWAS Commission President Omar Alieu Touray…

  • GUINEA BISSAU MILITARY ANNOUNCE GEN. HORTA N’TA AS JUNTA LEADER

    GUINEA BISSAU MILITARY ANNOUNCE GEN. HORTA N’TA AS JUNTA LEADER

    Guinea-Bissau’s military has announced Gen. Horta N’TA as the new junta leader, marking a forceful takeover following the country’s presidential election. The military will oversee a one-year transition, citing political instability as the reason for intervention. While President Umaro Sissoco Embaló’s whereabouts remain unknown; he claims to have been arrested, with opposition figures suggesting the…

  • GUINEA – BISSAU PREPARES FOR CONTENTIOUS PRESIDENTIAL VOTE

    GUINEA – BISSAU PREPARES FOR CONTENTIOUS PRESIDENTIAL VOTE

    Guinea-Bissau is tense yet hopeful ahead of a highly contentious presidential election, as President Umaro Sissoco Embaló seeks a second term amid political disputes and coup allegations. If re-elected, he would be the first sitting president in over 50 years to do so, though questions about the legality of his current term add uncertainty. Voters…