A political mission sent to Guinea-Bissau by West Africa’s regional bloc to resolve an electoral dispute has left the country

The West African regional bloc, Ecowas, says a mission deployed to Guinea-Bissau to help resolve an election dispute has left the country after the president threatened to expel it. The team was sent in last month to help reach a "political consensus" on how to hold elections this year.

Guinea Bissau Threatens to Expel ECOWAS Mission After Putin Meeting | Firstpost Africa | N18G Guinea Bissau is the latest West African nation to have locked horns with ECOWAS. In the latest, Guinea Bissau's President has threatened to expel an ECOWAS political mission sent to the country to reach a political consensus on conducting elections.

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.

Bissau, and Conakry in Guinea are Russia's new hope for an ice-free naval base. This development follows the expulsion of its warships from the Syrian port of Tartus on the Mediterranean Sea, with efforts to secure the Libyan port of Tobruk proving challenging.

A regional mission in Guinea-Bissau by ECOWAS ended prematurely amid electoral disputes and tensions over when President Umaro Sissoco Embalo's term should conclude. The nation, which has a history of coups,

President Vladimir Putin hosted Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo for talks in the Kremlin on Wednesday, the latest sign of a drive by Moscow to build up economic and security relationships with countries in west and central Africa.

Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo in Moscow to discuss economic and security ties. Russian interest in Guinea-Bissau's infrastructure and mining opportunities was highlighted. Embalo faces domestic challenges,

A political mission sent to Guinea-Bissau by West Africa’s regional bloc to resolve an electoral dispute has left the country

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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A mission by a West African regional bloc sent to Guinea-Bissau to resolve a dispute ... the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel to help broker a consensus ...