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Guinea-Bissau (Vol 19, 2022)

in Africa Yearbook Online
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Christoph Kohl
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The year was marked by a gun attack on President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and his cabinet on 1 February, followed by the deployment of an ecowas peace force. Embaló’s rule continued to be characterised by authoritarian tendencies and intimidations, targeting not only the media but also political competitors. Embaló’s dissolution of parliament in May must be seen against this background; elections were finally scheduled for June 2023. Reports suggested the continuation of dubious business activities, such as narco-trafficking and illegal logging, in which individuals close to the ruling elite were involved. Despite this questionable record, Embaló was able to gain international recognition owing to the assumption of the ecowas presidency in July as well as prestigious official visits. Although Guinea-Bissau benefited from economic normalisation after the global Covid-19 pandemic, rising food and energy prices as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine simultaneously hit the country’s impoverished population.

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