Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said he will run for a second term in November, amid tensions with an opposition that refuses to recognize him as the country’s current president. Meanwhile,

Guinea-Bissau reschedules elections to November 23, intensifying disputes over President Embalo’s expired mandate. Opposition urges constitutional order amid governance crises.

Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo says he will run for a second term in November, amid tensions with the opposition that refuses to recognize him as the country’s current president.

Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said on Monday he would run for a second term in November, backtracking on earlier vows to step down and potentially stoking tensions over when his current term ends and over postponed elections.

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

Guinea-Bissau's presidency announced November 23 as the new date for presidential and legislative elections, a week earlier than initially scheduled. The opposition criticized this decision, arguing President Umaro Sissoco Embalo's mandate expired last month.

Guinea-Bissau on Friday set November 23 for its presidential and legislative elections, according to a presidential decree.

Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has announced that he will compete for a second term in November, despite opposition claims that he is not the country’s actual president.

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.

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,

Guinea-Bissau and Azerbaijan are two friendly countries. We also have some common ideologies,” President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embaló said during a joint press conference with President Ilham Aliyev.

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said he will run for a second term in November, amid tensions with an opposition that refuses to recognize him as the ...