"Today, I received the former President of the CAR François Bozize for humanitarian reasons at the request of the Economic Community of Central African States", President Embaló wrote on his Facebook page.
The Guinea Bissau leader is the chairperson of Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas).
Bozizé ruled CAR from 2003 after he overthrew Ange Felix Patassé in a coup, until he was also kicked out in yet another coup in 2013.
Since then CAR has been mired in crises and coup attempts, with Bozizé suspected of being one of the main instigators.