AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoElection Delay: Prime Minister Ilídio Vieira Té says Guinea-Bissau’s December 6 presidential and legislative elections must be postponed, with no new date set. The electoral commission says conditions are not in place; party leadership congresses remain outstanding, and the deadline for candidates to submit bids has passed. The vote was meant to restore civilian rule after last November’s coup. Security Tensions: Junta leader Horta N’Tam has urged presidential guards loyal to exiled former president Umaro Sissoco Embaló to surrender their weapons, warning of consequences for those who refuse. Embaló has been barred from returning to contest the election. Vaccine Study Dispute: A reported CDC plan to allocate $1.6 million to a previously suspended hepatitis B vaccine study involving newborns in Guinea-Bissau has drawn renewed ethical objections from Stand Up for Science. The group says the earlier protocol raised concerns, including withholding a proven intervention.
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