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- ConfirmedWest AfricaGuinea-Bissau's junta blocks ex-president Embaló's return
The military said security conditions are not in place for Umaro Sissoco Embaló to fly home on Sunday. He has called for calm and acknowledged that his return is blocked. A new five-year residency rule could keep him off the 6 December ballot.
Checked 4 Oct 2026, 03:42 EAT (00:42 GMT). Sources: Africanews · AP via Arab News · Forbes África Lusófona. Read the full report →
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Guinea-Bissau's Junta Blocks Embaló's Return Days Before His Flight, Weeks After a Referendum Added a Residency Rule
The military says security conditions are not in place for the ousted president to come home on Sunday. He has called for calm. A five-year residency rule, approved in an August referendum the main opposition boycotted, could keep him off the December 6 ballot.
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