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☆ Guinea-Bissau army factions clash in capital after soldiers free opposition minister
  + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Alberto Dabo Samba Balde | Alberto Dabo | Samba Balde | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Summary Heavy gunfire reported overnight in Guinea-Bissau's capitalArmed national guard soldiers free opposition ministerHead of national guard arrestedCalm appears to have been restored by late morningBISSAU, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Fighting broke out overnight between two factions of Guinea-Bissau's army in the capital and continued early on Friday after armed soldiers from the national guard freed a minister who had been detained for suspected misuse of public funds. The head of the national guard has since been arrested, a military source said. Gunshots started at around 2300 GMT on Thursday about two kilometres away from the presidential palace in the capital Bissau. A police source said the shooting on Thursday started after heavily armed members of the national guard stormed a police station to free Finance Minister Suleimane Seidi, arrested earlier that night. The national guard reports to parliament, while the military reports to the president.
Persons: Umaro Sissoco Embalo, Embalo, Suleimane Seidi, Antonio Monteiro, Sierra Leone's, Alberto Dabo, Samba, Sofia Christensen, Christina Fincher Organizations: United Nations, Change, PAIGC, Freetown, CFA, Thomson Locations: Guinea, BISSAU, Bissau, Antula, Dubai, Guinea Bissau, West African, Senegal, Portugal, West, Central Africa
☆ Guinea-Bissau holds legislative elections amid political deadlock
  + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Alberto Dabo | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Sparring for seats in Sunday's polls are more than 20 political parties and coalitions, including the former ruling PAIGC party and its rival MADEM G15. "There will be no winner with an absolute majority in these elections. Under the current political system, the majority party or coalition appoints the government but the president has the power to dismiss it in certain circumstances. That has led to political deadlock and infighting in the past. The former army general then threw the country into further chaos in May 2022 when he sacked the government, helping delay local elections by months.
Persons: Umaro Sissoco Embalo, Nuno Gomes Nabiam, Embalo, Edward McAllister, Angus MacSwan, Diane Craft Organizations: PAIGC, Thomson Locations: BISSAU, Guinea, Portugal, Bissau, South America, Europe
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