W.African peacekeepers to deploy in Guinea-Bissau after coup bid

On Tuesday, heavily armed men attacked government buildings in the capital Bissau where President Umaro Sissoco Embalo was believed to be attending a cabinet meeting

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A soldier patrols the Guniea-Bissau government palace area that came under attack in an attempted coup on February 1 (AFP)

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West Africa bloc ECOWAS has announced it will send a "stabilising support force" to Guinea-Bissau, where an attempted putsch this week claimed 11 lives.

After a summit on Thursday evening, the

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W.African peacekeepers to deploy in Guinea-Bissau after coup bid

On Tuesday, heavily armed men attacked government buildings in the capital Bissau where President Umaro Sissoco Embalo was believed to be attending a cabinet meeting

A soldier patrols the Guniea-Bissau government palace area that came under attack in an attempted coup on February 1 (AFP)

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