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SITUATION OVERVIEW
• Guinea-Bissau’s operational environment remains sensitive following the November 2025 military coup, with continued political tensions, including judicial proceedings against opposition leaders, contested constitutional reforms strengthening presidential powers, and intermittent international mediation efforts by the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States, and the Community of Portuguese Language Countries.
• While security conditions remained generally calm in early 2026, diplomatic relations have experienced adjustment, with several international partners adopting a cautious stance and suspending or reassessing their engagement, resulting in delays to critical development financing.
• High external debt and limited fiscal space continue to exert significant economic pressure, constraining government capacity to finance social programmes, against a backdrop of significant food insecurity. The latest available Cadre Harmonisé analysis projected that over 146,000 people faced Crisis-level food insecurity or worse during the June-August 2025 period.
• WFP provides life-saving assistance and promotes resilience-building in Guinea-Bissau through an integrated food systems transformation approach, ensuring that programmes are mutually reinforcing and strategically aligned to strengthen livelihoods and deliver sustainable food security outcomes for the most vulnerable people.