Guinea-Bissau - World Bank and African Development Bank Apply Pressure - NYTimes.com The World Bank and the African Development Bank suspended millions of dollars of aid to Guinea-Bissau on Thursday as a way to press leaders of a military coup to return power to civilians. The two lenders said they were "urging a speedy resolution of the crisis, and calling for the restoration of constitutional government." The World Bank has more than a dozen projects in Guinea-Bissau worth about $54 million, according to its Web site. The African Development Bank has five economic and social development programs in the country.