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ANGOLA GUINEA BISSAU Issue dated 16/10/2020

With Buhari's patronage, Embalo dictates the pace with Lourenço

Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo.
Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo. © Alberto Dabo/Reuters
Angolan president João Lourenço, who backs the rival to Guinea Bissau president Embalo, finally decided to move his ambassador, who for months had faced pressure to leave. [...] (198 words)
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Angolan president João Lourenço received Domingos Simões Pereira - Guinea Bissau president Umaro Sissoco's main election rival - in February 2020.
Angolan president João Lourenço received Domingos Simões Pereira - Guinea Bissau president Umaro Sissoco's main election rival - in February 2020. © @dsimoespereira
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