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Guinea-Bissau: Sissoco 'Shields' Regime Against Coup Attempts

In a context of growing political tension motivated by the approaching 04.JUN legislative elections, PR UMARO SISSOCO EMBALÓ (USE) launched a series of initiatives in order to 'shield' the regime against potential coup d'état attempts.

Information about the possibility of a new coup attempt has come from Balanta officers (the majority), some of whom are detained following the coup attempt of 01.FEB.2022, in which 11 people died (AM 1379). READ MORE