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The president of Guinea-Bissau persists in accusing the drug cartels of being behind the failed coup attempt against him ten days ago.
The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has decided to send a military force to Bissau.
The military who tried to seize power in Bissau have failed to depose President Umaru Sissaco Embalò who is still in charge of the country, APA can report on Wednesday.
People contacted by APA from the capital, Bissau, said calm has returned after the foiled coup of 1 February 2022.
A cabinet meeting chaired by Guinea-Bissau’s president Umaro Sissaco Embalo has been abruptly interrupted by bursts of heavy gunfire around the presidential palace in the capital Bissau on Tuesday.
African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina has announced a $30 million aid package to Guinea -Bissau much of it going to shore up the West African country’s budget.
The military in Guinea-Bissau has claimed foiling a coup by soldiers from within its ranks, APA learnt on Friday.
The head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), who ended a two-day visit to Bissau on Thursday, is of the belief that political actors must mobilize for peacebuilding and development.
The World Bank has appointed Ms. Anne-Lucie Lefebvre as its Resident Representative in Guinea-Bissau, effective May 1, 2021, according to a press release shared with APA on Wednesday.
Guinea-Bissau’s new leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo over the weekend fired five of his cabinet minister, the latest move in a growing row over who is in charge of running the country.