Umaro Sissoco Embalo swears himself in as Guinea-Bissau president
Embalo won 53.55% of the votes in the December 29 runoff but the ruling a legal challenges have delayed his
27 February 2020 - 23:46
Bissau — Opposition leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo swore himself in as the new president of Guinea-Bissau on Thursday, defying a ongoing row over the outcome of elections nearly two months earlier.
Embalo, who styled himself as the outsider in the election campaign, vowed to break with the decades-long domination of Guinea-Bissau’s traditional ruling party, the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC)...
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