The 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has welcomed the new appointment of a prime minister in Guinea Bissau, which has remained in a prolonged political crisis that began in 2015. President Jose Mario Vaz announced that Aristides Gomes, a fellow African Party of the Independence of Guinea…
With no clear end to the Guinea Bissau political crisis in sight, the West African governing body ECOWAS has announced sanctions on “all persons or organizations who impede the process” of its resolution. The 15-nation Economic Community of West African States said the sanctions – a long-discussed measure revisited in…
Guinea Bissau President Jose Mario Vaz has again announced he will dissolve his government and appoint a new prime minister. Vaz said the decision to remove Prime Minister Baciro Dja is part of a plan to end a political crisis that has gone on since August 2015, the Reuters news…