Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said on Saturday that gunfire and clashes that had erupted in the capital of the West African nation on Friday were an attempted coup. “I can assure you that the events of December 1, 2023, are yet another attempted coup and those responsible will suffer[Read More…]
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Heavy Gunfire Heard In South Of Guinea-Bissau Capital
Heavy gunfire was heard on Friday in Guinea Bissau’s capital near barracks where members of the national guard were holed up in the south of the city, according to an AFP journalist and sources. The national guard members on Thursday night freed Finance Minister Souleiman Seidi and Secretary of State[Read More…]
GPU Welcomes Sentencing Of Bai Lowe For Murder Of Deyda Hydara
PRESS STATEMENT (Banjul, 30 Nov., 2023) – The Gambia Press Union (GPU) welcomes today’s verdict and sentencing of Bai Lowe, a former death squad member under ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh, to life imprisonment for his role in the murder of journalist Deyda Hydara. The Higher Regional Court of Celle, a northern[Read More…]
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