President Sissaco Embalo claimed that Tuesday's failed coup, or at least the attack on institutions and their members, was linked to actions against drug traffickers, ruling out the presence of the military, and that several people are under investigation

The Minister of the Interior and Public Order has promised to ensure 100% security for citizens in the suburbs of Bissau and reduce the crime wave in these areas

Staff officers of the Economic Community of West African States Stabilisation Support Mission in Guinea-Bissau were decorated with a medal of the organisation's sub-regional peace support operation

The Guinean League for Human Rights has denounced rising waves of violence and human rights violations in the country over the past three months

Teacher training schools in Guinea-Bissau are closed again, this time for 10 working days, in a strike that could jeopardize the current academic year, as semester exams have so far not been held in some schools