The World Bank resumed disbursements at the beginning of April for ongoing operations in Guinea-Bissau, after they had been suspended following the coup in November, the institution confirmed today.
“Following the suspension of operations after the November 2025 coup and a review of the project portfolio, disbursements related to existing operations resumed as of April 3, 2026,” an official World Bank source said.
In the statement, the same source stressed that “new operations remain subject to a separate assessment,” adding: “The World Bank remains committed to supporting Guinea-Bissau’s development.”
“Our focus is on strengthening institutions, building human capital, and consolidating development gains for the people of Guinea-Bissau,” the source added.
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The confirmation of the resumption of disbursements for ongoing operations comes after the suspension announced on January 14, following the coup in November last year.
“The World Bank Group is closely monitoring the situation in Guinea-Bissau,” an official source said at the time, confirming that disbursements and projects had been suspended in the Lusophone African country.
Among the ongoing projects in the country are an emergency response program, several initiatives to improve connectivity, efforts to strengthen public administration, and significant funding for a population census scheduled to begin later this month.
A self-proclaimed Military High Command seized power in Guinea-Bissau on November 26, 2025, on the eve of the announcement of preliminary results from legislative and presidential elections held on November 23, overthrowing then-incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embaló, who subsequently left the country.
Following the coup, several opposition politicians, magistrates, members of the National Electoral Commission, and the leader of the PAIGC, Domingos Simões Pereira, were detained. Meanwhile, presidential candidate Fernando Dias, who claims victory, was “forced to seek refuge in the Nigerian Embassy for more than sixty days.”
General Hora Inta-a was appointed transitional president by the military and subsequently established a government and a National Transitional Council (CNT), replacing parliament.
