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Watch Highlights: Ivory Coast Brush Aside Guinea-Bissau In AFCON 2023 Opening Game

Hosts Cote d’ivoire opened Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 with a straightforward 2-0 victory over Guinea-Bissau at Alassane Ouattara Stadium. Goals in either half from Seko Fofana and Jean-Philippe Krasso in Abidjan did the damage as the Elephants made a perfect start to Group A. It took just four …

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President Akufo-Addo Attends 63rd ECOWAS Summit In Guinea Bissau

The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Saturday, 8th July 2023, to lead the Ghanaian delegation to the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, which is being held in Bissau, capital of the Republic of Guinea …

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Guinea-Bissau Honours Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo With Amilcar Cabral Medal

The president of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló has decorated Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo with his country’s highest national award – the Amilcar Cabral Medal. The honour was in recognition of President Akufo-Addo’s selfless dedication and commitment to the cause of the African continent and humanity in general. The Amilcar Cabral Medal, …

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Guinea-Bissau: Many Dead After Coup Attempt, President Says [video + Photos]

A reported coup in the West African state of Guinea-Bissau has left many members of the security forces dead, its president says. Umaro Cissoko Embaló said the situation was under control, calling it a “failed attack against democracy”. Gunfire erupted near a government building on Tuesday in the capital Bissau …

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Video: Coup Attempt In Guinea-Bissau As Heavy Gunfire Heard Around The Government Palace

Heavy gunfire was heard in the capital of Guinea-Bissau on Tuesday, 1st February 2022 near a compound where President Umaro Sissoco Embalo was presiding over a cabinet meeting, with early reports indicating possible casualties, a Reuters witness and sources said. It was not immediately clear who was firing the gunshots. …

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