President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has vowed to hold legislative elections in Guinea-Bissau before the rainy season starts in June, aiming for presidential elections in November 2025. Despite dissolving parliament in December, he has yet to set an exact election date, suggesting March or April but not confirming. During a market visit in Bissau, Embaló stressed […]
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