The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional organization established in 1975 to promote economic integration, peace, and development among its member countries. With fifteen nations working together, ECOWAS seeks to strengthen trade, foster free movement of…
Recent political events in Guinea-Bissau center on President Umaro Sissoco Embaló's power consolidation and a constitutional crisis over his term and delayed elections. The opposition and civil society accuse him of increasing authoritarianism, while the international community, including ECOWAS, has struggled to mediate.
