Bissau CSOs Tell French President To Denounce Embaló – The Standard Newspaper

The diplomat was received today by the Guinean President, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, and after the audience at the Presidential Palace, he spoke to journalists about the relations between the two countries. “I want to thank you for the opportunity to clarify that there have never been sanctions imposed on Guinea-Bissau for trafficking in persons or any other,” he said. The ambassador was responding to a question about a 2023 news report that the Unit…

Bissau CSOs Tell French President To Denounce Embaló – The Standard Newspaper

By Omar Bah Guinea-Bissau is currently facing a political crisis as President Umaro Sissoco Embaló refuses to step down after his term officially ended on February 27, 2025. Civil society organisations and opposition leaders have condemned his actions, labelling them an “institutional coup” and demanding immediate elections within 90 days, rather than the November 30 date proposed by Embaló. The crisis has escalated as Embaló dissolved the oppos…

Movement reiterates its intention to “summon the Guinean people to combat the dictatorship and remove the usurper Umaro Sissoco Embalout of the Presidential Palace”.

Guinea Bissau: West African CSOs Denounce Constitutional Manipulations

We, West African civil society organizations, and for the most part members of the West African Democratic Solidarity Network (WADEMOS), as a network committed to democratic values and the rule of law, vehemently condemn all constitutional and institutional manipulations in Guinea-Bissau and elsewhere in the region aimed solely at remaining in power.Any act of democratic governance must be conducted per the Bissau-Guinean constitution of 15 May …