Joao Bernardo Vieira was shot dead this week in what was thought to have been a revenge attack, after the army chief of staff died in an explosion a few hours earlier. The army has apparently denied there is a coup, although the country has a history of them.Guinea-Bissau is known to be one of the world's poorest countries and has become a major transit route for smuggling cocaine to Europe.
The government has since announced seven days of national mourning for both leaders and launched a judicial inquiry into the deaths. "President Vieira was killed by the army as he tried to flee his house, which was being attacked by a group of soldiers close to the chief of staff Tagme Na Waie, early this morning," military spokesman Zamora Induta told AFP news agency. He accused Mr Vieira of being responsible for the death of the army chief of staff, with whom he had fallen out.
Another story for you… when I initially read about this a few weeks ago, it sadden me…
THREE PEOPLE APPEAR IN NIGERIAN COURT OVER ALLEGED ROLE IN THE DEATH OF MORE THAN 80 CHILDREN
Not sure if you heard about this story, but infants died after they were administered with the teething pain mixture "My Pikin". The teeting syrup had been contaminated with an engine coolant and was discovered last November when babies began dying of organ failure across the West African country.
Three people have been charged on six counts at Lagos High Court for their part in the sale and distribution of the drug.
As a mother I can only but sympathise with the parents who have lost their young children; when all they wanted to do was try to relieve the pain which their babies were going through. Boss lady is currently going through the ‘dreaded teething’ stage and if the medication I gave her ended up killing her, I just don’t know how I would begin to deal with this. If you ask me, the culprits should be locked up with the key thrown away, as this is inexcusable.
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