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'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.

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,

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

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.

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’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.

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 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 ...

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said he ... but were waiting to see if the ECOWAS mission was successful. Embalo says he has survived two attempts ...

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 ...