Nigeria authorises protection for Guinea-Bissau opposition leader Dias da Costa, citing 'imminent threat to his life'.
Nigeria authorises protection for Guinea-Bissau opposition leader Fernando Dias da Costa, citing ‘imminent threat to his life’.
By Caolán Magee and News Agencies
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A delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has visited Guinea-Bissau for mediation talks with leaders of last week’s coup, as regional pressure mounts on the military leaders who seized power after a disputed election.
Nigeria says it is sheltering Fernando Dias in its embassy in Bissau, citing an imminent threat to his life.
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