Guinea-Bissau’s president has issued a decree dissolving parliament after saying that he had survived an attempted coup last week. Heavy battles raged in the early hours of Friday in the capital Bissau between members of the national guard, which is linked to the interior ministry, and the presidential guard. At[Read More…]
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Guinea-Bissau President Embalo Says A Coup Was Foiled On Friday
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…]
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…]
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