Guinea-Bissau interim president quits after two days over security concerns
01 March 2020 - 22:48
Bissau — Guinea-Bissau interim president Cipriano Cassama has stepped down over security concerns, two days after he was sworn in.
“An interim president needs to have all the security conditions to fulfil his duties,” Cassama said in the capital Bissau on Sunday. “Today my life’s in danger, my family’s life’s in danger, the population’s life’s in danger. That’s why I’ve decided to resign,” he said...
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