Senegal urges Guinea-Bissau's military rulers to lift restrictions as December vote slips
President Faye is mediating for ECOWAS. Guinea-Bissau's own electoral commission says conditions for the election are not in place.
Bissau — Senegal has urged Guinea-Bissau's military leaders to lift restrictions on political and civil activity, as doubts grow that elections promised for December will take place, Africanews reports.
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is mediating on behalf of the West African bloc ECOWAS. Dakar has called on all sides, the military included, to show restraint, talk constructively and put the national interest first.
It says any change to the electoral calendar must come through an inclusive and transparent process, with clear guarantees that civilian rule will be restored.
No date, no postponement
Guinea-Bissau's National Electoral Commission has warned that conditions "are not in place" for the presidential and legislative elections. No postponement has been officially announced.
The country has been under military control for about 11 months. Soldiers overthrew President Umaro Sissoco Embaló in November 2025, a day before provisional election results were due, and suspended the electoral process. The transitional president is General Horta Inta-A-Na Man.
This report is based on reporting by Africanews.
