ECOWAS Delegation Visits Guinea-Bissau After Coup
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Guinea-Bissau Coup: ECOWAS Mediation and Protection for Opposition Leader
Published On 1 Dec 2025
A delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has visited Guinea-Bissau for mediation talks with leaders of last week’s coup,as regional pressure mounts on the military leaders who seized power after a disputed election.
The mission, led by ECOWAS chairman and Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio, came to Guinea-Bissau on Monday to urge the military authorities for a “complete restoration of constitutional order.”
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The military has tightened restrictions in the country, banning all demonstrations and strikes.
“We’ve had today vrey fruitful discussions,” said Sierra Leone’s Foreign Minister Timothy musa Kabba. “Both sides have expressed their different concerns.”
Joao Bernardo Vieira, the newly appointed foreign minister of Guinea-Bissau, stated that the military is