Guinea-Bissau admits UEMOA reform implementation lag
The Secretary of State for the Treasury noted a decline in implementing UEMOA policies compared to 2024.
Guinea-Bissau's Secretary of State for the Treasury, Justino Vieira, stated on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, that the country experienced a slight setback in implementing reforms, policies, programs, and community projects of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA). This assessment follows the results of the latest Annual Technical Inspection.
Vieira acknowledged that the achieved results were unsatisfactory when compared to those from 2024, emphasizing the need for better coordination between national authorities and technical departments involved in transposing UEMOA directives. The evaluation, taking place in Bissau from November 4 to 6, aims to assess reform execution and identify solutions to strengthen national ownership of the sub-regional organization's policies.
The government intends to improve the implementation of UEMOA additional acts, regulations, and decisions, and accelerate the transposition of directives within set deadlines. Aly Coulibaly, the UEMOA Commission's resident representative in Guinea-Bissau, mentioned that the 2026 evaluation modalities were defined during preparatory work in Bamako, Mali, from June 22 to 26.
Why it mattersGuinea-Bissau's government is working to improve its implementation of UEMOA policies and regulations.