GUINEA-BISSAU BANS 'UNAUTHORISED' PRESS CONFERENCES TO AVOID 'VIOLENCE'. (PHOTO)

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 Guinea-Bissau bans 'unauthorised' press conferences to avoid 'violence' Guinea-Bissau's government on Friday announced it was banning all unauthorised press conferences and public statements, some six weeks after coming to power in a post-election coup. After ousting leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo on November 26, just after the presidential vote, the army suspended the electoral process and announced it was taking control of the West African country for one year. On Friday, the High Military Command, the country’s governing body, said in a statement "some individuals and ethnic groups, particularly political figures, have promoted secret meetings and used those to incite violence and disobedience", including to the country's transitional charter. The charter was published in early December and is intended to provide a legal framework for the country's period under military rule. Violators to be 'severely' punished The High Military Command sa...

ABOUT 40 MIGRANTS INCLUDING SOME NIGERIANS,DROWNED IN THE SEA OFF LIBYA.

                             According to an emailed statement to day friday by the International Organization for Migration Spokesman Flavio di Giacomo said about 30-40 people drowned in the Mediterranean after a dingy carrying 120-140 Somalis,Sudanese and Nigerians deflated,causing panic on board.The migrants had sailed from Mistrata in Libya,but after 6-7 hours their boat began to deflate and some people fell into the water.There were 91 survivors.

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