ECOWAS deployed a delegation to Bissau

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The final communiqué: (i) welcomed the presidential decree setting the date for the presidential election; (ii) regretted the absence of a new Prime Minister and government three months after the holding of the legislative elections; (iii) demanded the appointment of a new Prime Minister proposed by the majority party in Parliament and the formation of a new government no later than 23 June 2019; and (iv) encouraged parties to finalize the composition of the ANP Bureau. The communiqué further threatened sanctions against individuals and groups deemed to be obstructing a resolution of the crisis.  

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Dates

Wednesday, 19 June, 2019 to Thursday, 20 June, 2019