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ECOWAS to deploy troops to Guinea-Bissau after fail coup

The Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) says it will deploy troops to Guinea-Bissau to help stabilise the country after an attempted coup this week. This was contained in a communique after Thursday’s [3 February 2022] summit held in Accra, Ghana. The soldiers are expected to help prevent any …

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Guinea-Bissau ‘coup attempt’: What we know so far plus ECOWAS reaction

  Fears of a coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau Gunshots heard around presidential palace Development comes a week after Burkina Faso coup West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, have reacted to a purported coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau even as it comes to terms with the January 24 coup in Burkina Faso. The …

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