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Guinea-Bissau: Simões Pereira Targets Sissoco; Internal Risks Rise

The ECOWAS internal risk analysis puts Guinea-Bissau among the three member countries most at risk in recent weeks, after Mali - characterised by domestic violence, increased number of refugees and hunger - and Burkina Faso - also facing violence and situations of social disruption. The assessment of the situation in Bissau is based on increased political instability and allegations of corruption, considered as potential risks. READ MORE