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ANGOLA GUINEA BISSAU

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

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)

Issue dated 16/10/2020

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ANGOLA
GUINEA BISSAU
Alassane Ouattara
Alpha Condé
Community of Portuguese-speaking countries
Daniel António Rosa
Domingos Sims Pereira
ECOWAS
João Lourenço
José Eduardo dos Santos
Macky Sall
Muhammadu Buhari
PAIGC
Umaro Sissoco Embalo

Lourenço's gunboat diplomacy

The Angolan president has very visibly demonstrated his support for Felix Tshisekedi with a deployment of military aircraft. He has already suggested military alliances with Alassane Ouattara and Ali Bongo. [...]

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi and his Angolan counterpart João Lourenço. © AMPE ROGERIO/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

ANGOLA GUINEA BISSAU 17/11/2020

Lourenço and Embalo's spat widens divisions in Portuguese-speaking Africa

Already torn apart by the tug of war between the Angolan and Brazilian heads of state, the Community of Portuguese Language Countries now has to navigate the frosty relations between Guinea Bissau president Umaro Sissoco Embalo and his Angolan opposite number João Lourenço. [...]

Angolan president João Lourenço received Domingos Simões Pereira - Guinea Bissau president Umaro Sissoco's main election rival - in February 2020. © @dsimoespereira

PORTUGAL ANGOLA 06/11/2020

The twelve labours of Lisbon to reconcile Lourenço and Bolsonaro

Portuguese diplomats have been mediating since the summer between the Brazilian president and his Angolan opposite number, who have clashed over the treatment reserved for a Brazilian evangelist group in Angola. This vexed issue is continuing to divide the community of Portuguese-speaking states. [...]

IVORY COAST 06/10/2020

Ouattara's bid for third term deepens his diplomatic isolation

The Ivorian president's unshakable determination to run for re-election on 31 October is increasingly irking the international community. At the same time, several West African states are unhappy over the treatment of the former head of state Laurent Gbagbo. [...]

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara is determined to run for a third term. © Reuters/FW1F/Alison Williams

WEST AFRICA 01/10/2020

Embalo's appearance at Bamako inauguration sparks regional upset

Umaro Sissoco Embalo was the only foreign head of state to attend the inauguration of Mali's transitional president Bah N'Daw on 25 September. Embalo is trying to strengthen his relationship with Bamako - with Malian businessman Aliou Boubacar Diallo's help. [...]

WEST AFRICA PORTUGAL GUINEA BISSAU 17/07/2020

Embalo makes energetic start on his 12 diplomatic labours

Guinea-Bissau's new president is making overtures to Turkey and the Emirates but is also looking to mend his relations with Portugal... and even play the role of mediator in Libya. [...]

The President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embalo. © ANTONIO AMARAL/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

TURKEY GUINEA BISSAU 26/06/2020

Erdogan plays mediator for Embalo

Ever since Umaro Sissoco Embalo stepped into power in Guinea-Bissau early last year, the Turkish head of state Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been working to build an unexpected and unprecedented connection between the two countries. [...]

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AFRICA BRAZIL 08/01/2020

Jair Bolsonaro's African comeback

After a decade of absence against a backdrop of financial crisis, Brazil under its current president Jair Bolsonaro is preparing a large-scale African comeback in an attempt to return to the years of plenty under its former leader Luiz Inácio [. [...]