Guinea-Bissau opposition vows to 'paralyse' country in election timing row

FILE PHOTO: Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, February 26, 2025. Yuri Kochetkov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

BISSAU (Reuters) - Guinea-Bissau's opposition has vowed to bring the West African country to a standstill on Thursday in a dispute over when the five-year mandate of President Umaro Sissoco Embalo expires.

Opposition leaders say Embalo's term runs out on Thursday, while Guinea-Bissau's Supreme Court of Justice has ruled that it ends on September 4.