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President of Guinea-Bissau Embalo to Run as an Independent for a Second Term
teleSUR
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August 9, 2025
(FILE) President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embaló. Photo: Consulado de Guinea-Bissau en Málaga. August 9, 2025 Hour: 6:44 am The President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, revealed that he will run as an independent candidate in the...
Guinea-Bissau president names new prime minister as election tensions rise
GhanaWeb
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August 8, 2025
President Umaro Sissoco Embalo of Guinea-Bissau has dismissed Prime Minister Rui Duarte de Barros, appointing Braima Camara, a former coordinator of the Madem G15 opposition party, as his replacement. The reshuffle, announced Thursday via...
Guinea-Bissau President to run as Independent
News Central TV
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August 8, 2025
Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo announced on Friday that he will run as an independent candidate in the country’s upcoming presidential elections in November. The declaration, made during the inauguration of his new prime minister,...
Guinea-Bissau’s president sacks prime minister as election nears
Africanews
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August 8, 2025
The president of Guinea-Bissau on Thursday sacked the West African country's prime minister and appointed his successor, the latest move to position President Umaro Sissoco Embalo for a likely second term in elections due in November. According to...
Guinea-Bissau’s president appoints new prime minister months ahead of a key election
Associated Press
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August 7, 2025
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — The president of Guinea-Bissau on Thursday sacked the West African country’s prime minister and appointed his successor, the latest move to position President Umaro Sissoco Embalo for a likely second term after...
Guinea-Bissau’s president appoints new prime minister
Regional Media News - Iowa
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August 7, 2025
BISSAU (Reuters) -Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo appointed a new prime minister on Thursday, three months before presidential and legislative elections and several months after Embalo’s opponents say his mandate expired. Braima...
Bolton dismisses Trump record as president wanting Nobel Peace Prize ‘more than anything’
Washington Examiner
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August 10, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he had nominated Trump to the Nobel Prize Committee amid meetings with Trump at the White House last month. Netanyahu was the second foreign dignitary to nominate Trump this year, followed by the...
President Tinubu, 2027 and Buhari’s sad death
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 5, 2025
As if blessed with clairvoyance or possibly having a premonition of President Muhammadu Buhari’s imminent death, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, seemed to have stirred up the debate around the former...
President Bio Urges Stronger ECOWAS Relations with the Alliance of Sahel States (Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger)
Sierraloaded
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August 5, 2025
Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Julius Maada Bio, has called for enhanced collaboration between ECOWAS and the AES countries: Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. The appeal was made during a courtesy visit...
Government reinstates customs duties, leading to a rise in ordinary broken rice?
Sene News
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August 5, 2025
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has announced the end of the suspension of customs duties on imported ordinary broken rice. This decision marks a turning point in the policy of supporting purchasing power put in place to counter the effects...
Visa-Free policy would double Africa’s US$190 billion tourism revenue — Julius Debrah
The Herald Ghana
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August 20, 2025
The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has stressed the urgent need to dismantle barriers that prevent the free movement of people, goods, and services across the African continent. He insisted that the over US$190 billion generated annually from...
Guinea Bissau leader to run as independent amid political crisis
Citizen TV Kenya
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August 9, 2025
Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo announced Friday he would run as an independent in the politically unstable country's November presidential elections, as he made his candidacy official. Embalo was originally elected in December 2019...
Fears grow over stolen cars in Ghana after INTERPOL crackdown
MyJoyOnline
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August 19, 2025
Luxury cars were among the 50 vehicles seized by police. Concerns are mounting that more Ghanaians may unknowingly be driving stolen vehicles, following the outcome of a major operation led by the International Criminal Police Organization...
Il gasdotto Nigeria-Marocco è uno dei progetti più ambiziosi della storia africana
Strategic Culture
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August 20, 2025
Il suo obiettivo iniziale è collegare le risorse della Nigeria con il Marocco e trasformarlo in un hub regionale chiave, ma si tratta, in effetti, uno dei progetti energetici più costosi e ambiziosi nella storia dell’Africa. Segue nostro Telegram....
Guinea-Bissau's President Embalo appoints Braima Camara as new PM
Times LIVE
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Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo appointed a new prime minister on Thursday, three months before presidential and legislative elections and several months after Embalo's opponents say his mandate expired. Braima Camara, formerly a...
China key to bridging global understanding: Guinea-Bissau minister
Xinhua News Agency
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BISSAU, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- China has played a key role in "building bridges of understanding among peoples" around the world, a senior official of Guinea-Bissau has said. Aly Hijazi, Guinea-Bissau's minister responsible for military veteran...
Guinea-Bissau minister hails strong economic, trade ties with China
Xinhua News Agency
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BISSAU, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Soares Sambu, Guinea-Bissau's minister of economy, planning and regional integration, on Thursday praised the country's robust economic and trade relations with China, describing them as "excellent." Sambu made the...
Bissau-Guinean Catholic Bishop Cautions against Threat to Peace amid Growing Hate Speech
ACI Africa
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August 1, 2025
He recalled that since March 2022, the LGDH and the Marquês de Valle Flôr Institute have been implementing a project called the “Peace Observatory,” aimed at working in network with national actors to prevent violent extremism. “In the past three...
Carlos Mendes Gomes surely has no Bolton Wanderers future under Steven Schumacher
Football League World
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August 19, 2025
After what has been an extremely busy summer transfer window at Bolton Wanderers, it is not expected that they are finished just yet, and one player who could join the departure list is Guinea-Bissau international Carlos Mendes Gomes. Steven...
ECOWAS And Guinea-Bissau Advance Phase II Of Assistive Device Programme For Children With Disabilities
News Ghana
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August 7, 2025
The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through its Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs, has officially launched Phase II of the ECOWAS Assistive Device Programme for Children with Disabilities in...