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Guinea-Bissau army calls National Guard back to barracks after violence
AFP, Published on 03/12/2023
» BISSAU - The Guinea-Bissau army ordered National Guard forces back to barracks on Saturday, following unrest that left at least two people dead and brought condemnation from the regional bloc ECOWAS.
Guinea-Bissau army says in control after gunfire, clashes
AFP, Published on 02/12/2023
» BISSAU - Guinea-Bissau's army said Friday it was in control after a gun battle in the capital between units of the security forces which left two dead, underscoring political divisions in the small West African nation with a history of instability.
From the Israel-Gaza war to the Moon race: Events that defined 2023
AFP, Published on 29/11/2023
» PARIS - From Hamas's brutal attacks in Israel, and the fierce retribution it provoked, to the kiss that caused a revolt in Spanish football, here are 10 events that marked a tumultuous 2023:
Curfew partially lifted in SLeone capital after clashes killed 13 soldiers
AFP, Published on 27/11/2023
» FREETOWN - Clashes that shook Sierra Leone's capital Freetown on Sunday left 13 dead in the ranks of the army loyal to the government, and were orchestrated by active and retired soldiers, the army spokesperson said Monday.
S.Leone under curfew after military armoury attacked
AFP, Published on 26/11/2023
» FREETOWN - Armed clashes erupted in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown on Sunday in what the government said was an attack on a military armoury, as it imposed an immediate national curfew.
S.Leone imposes curfew after military armoury attacked
AFP, Published on 26/11/2023
» FREETOWN - A military armoury in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown came under attack on Sunday, the government announced, as it imposed an immediate national curfew.
On why Thailand is politically unstable
Oped, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 15/11/2023
» Since the 1932 revolution -- triggered by a coup by progressive elites that replaced the absolute monarchy with a constitutional monarchy -- Thailand's politics have been marked by persistent conflict and instability.
'Salesman' PM Srettha travels world to court investments
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/11/2023
» Srettha Thavisin, a former property tycoon turned prime minister, has spent the two months he has been in office focused on turning around Thailand’s below-par economic performance.
Heavy gunfire in Guinea capital
AFP, Published on 04/11/2023
» CONAKRY, Guinea - Heavy fire erupted on Saturday in the centre of the Guinean capital Conakry and security forces blocked off the area, witnesses told AFP.
Democracy worldwide trending downwards: report
AFP, Published on 02/11/2023
» STOCKHOLM - Nearly half the world's countries are seeing the level of democracy decline, an international think tank said Thursday.