Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embal\u00f3 has taken decisive action in the political arena, dismissing Prime Minister Geraldo Martins just a week after reinstating him. Martins initially assumed the role in August but was ousted earlier this month when President Embal\u00f3 dissolved the government following a thwarted coup attempt on December 1.<\/p>\n
President Embal\u00f3, however, reappointed Martins to the position last week. In a surprising turn of events, a presidential decree issued on Wednesday revealed that Rui Duarte de Barros, who previously served as the transitional Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau from 2012 to 2014, would be the new appointee.<\/p>\n
The recent clashes between two army factions in the capital, Bissau, during President Embal\u00f3’s absence at the UN’s COP28 climate conference in Dubai added another layer of complexity to the country’s political landscape.<\/p>\n
In a further move, President Embal\u00f3 has formed a new government, assigning the fight against corruption to the head of the new team, Rui Duarte Barros. This development comes amid a crisis marked by the dissolution of the Assembly and clashes that President Embal\u00f3 labeled a “coup attempt.”<\/p>\n
Speaking at the inauguration of the new Prime Minister, Embal\u00f3 emphasized an unrelenting fight against corruption as a core task for the new government. He underscored that no one has the right to claim public assets for personal gain and stated that if any suspicions of corruption arise, individuals will be held accountable before the law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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