Guinea-Bissau in Military Grip as Ousted President Escapes to Senegal

  Guinea-Bissau remained under firm military control on Thursday, November 27, after deposed President Umaro Sissoco Embalo fled to neighbouring Senegal following his detention by soldiers who seized power a day earlier. Senegal’s Foreign Ministry confirmed that Embalo arrived in Dakar aboard a military aircraft chartered by the Senegalese government, after being released from the…

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Jonathan Safe, Flown Out of Guinea-Bissau – FG

  Former President Goodluck Jonathan is safe and has left Guinea-Bissau following Wednesday’s military coup, the Federal Government confirmed on Thursday. Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, told journalists in Abuja that Jonathan departed the country on a special flight along with other members of his delegation, including former Ghanaian diplomat Mohamed…

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Breaking: Tinubu Submits First Batch of Ambassadorial Nominees to Senate for Screening

  President Bola Tinubu has transmitted the first batch of ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation, taking a major step toward filling Nigeria’s long-vacant diplomatic positions more than two years into his administration. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the development during plenary on Wednesday, November 26, while reading the president’s letter…

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