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.

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.

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 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.

The West African bloc says it decided to leave the country after President Umaro Sissoco threat to expel it.

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

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.

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,

The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has withdrawn its mediation team from Guinea Bissau. Its mission was to help reach a political consensus on the elections, which were postponed by President Umaro Sissoco Embalo. So will voting, pushed back to later this year, still go ahead?

Guinea-Bissau's opposition has vowed to bring the West African country to a standstill on Thursday in a dispute over when the five-year mandate of President Umaro Sissoco Embalo expires.

Guinea-Bissau President Threatens to Expel ECOWAS Mission, Bloc Says (Reuters) - Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo threatened to expel a political mission sent to his country by the ...