West African mission leaves Guinea-Bissau after 'president's threats'
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.
A West African mission sent to Guinea-Bissau to resolve dispute leaves following president’s threats
A political mission sent to Guinea-Bissau by West Africa’s regional bloc to resolve an electoral dispute has left the country.
Guinea-Bissau president threatens to expel ECOWAS mission, bloc says
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.
ECOWAS mission leaves Guinea-Bissau following President Embalo’s threats
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says its mediation team has left Guinea-Bissau after President Umaro Sissoco Embalo allegedly threatened to expel them amid rising political tensions over delayed elections.
Guinea-Bissau Leader Threatens to Expel Ecowas Envoys, Bloc Says
A delegation from the Economic Community of West African States left Guinea-Bissau on March 1 after President Umaro Sissoco Embalo threatened to expel the mission, the regional bloc said in statement Sunday.
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