(JollofNews) – Guinea Bissau’s prime minister Baciro Dja has quelled rumours of discontent in the army after a new chief was named to head the country’s military. On Thursday, the government announced it had appointed Carlos Alfredo Mandungal to the position of Chief of Staff of the Navy replacing Klucé[Read More…]
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G/Bissau Confirms Three Cases Of Zika Virus, Govt Says
(JollofNews) – Guinea-Bissau has confirmed its first three cases of the Zika virus in a group of islands off the mainland and has set up an emergency committee to stop further transmission of the disease, the government said on Friday. Experts have feared the tiny nation could become a gateway[Read More…]
G/Bissau Faces Budget Shortfall After IMF Stops Payments
(JollofNews) – Guinea-Bissau is facing a “catastrophic” economic situation, with a gaping budget deficit, after the International Monetary Fund suspended its support over two private bank bailouts, the finance minister said on Thursday. The IMF said on June 3 it was halting payments after the tiny nation’s government went against[Read More…]
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